Dmitry Volodikhin: “Encyclopedia for children” and “imperial” fiction

Dmitry Mikhailovich Volodikhin
(born 1969), Russian historian, writer, literary critic, publisher, professor at the Faculty of History of Moscow State University, assistant to the chairman of the Publishing Council and member of the Inter-Council Presence of the Russian Orthodox Church. Born on June 1, 1969 in Moscow in the family of a border troops officer and a teacher. Russian.

In 1986 he graduated from school No. 39 in Moscow and entered the Faculty of History at Moscow State University.

In 1987-1989 he served as a private in the air defense forces of a group of Soviet troops in Germany.

In 1993 he graduated from the Faculty of History of Moscow State University named after M.V. Lomonosov, then was a graduate student at Moscow State University. He specialized in the history of medieval Rus', archival studies, and paleography.

Since 1991, he worked at the Department of Source Studies and Historiography of Moscow State University, Associate Professor.

Since 1994, he has been a member of the editorial and publishing council of the Institute of Special Historical Disciplines of the Russian Academy of Natural Sciences.

Since 1995 - Candidate of Historical Sciences. He defended his dissertation based on materials from the archives of the Moscow Patriarchal House.

In 1995-2001 he taught a number of training courses at the University of the Russian Academy of Education.

In 1995, he received 1st prize at the Moscow State University Competition for Young Scientists for the book “The Struggle for Polotsk between Lithuania and Russia in the XII-XVI centuries.” (M., 1994), written together with D.N. Alexandrov.

He worked as an editor at the Planeta publishing house. In 1993-2007 - editor, deputy editor-in-chief, executive director of the publishing house "Avanta+", took part in the preparation of the latest series "Encyclopedia for Children" and other publications, head of the projects "Anthology of World Children's Literature" and "Anthology of World Fiction" . For the preparation of the “Encyclopedia for Children” he was awarded the Russian Presidential Prize in the field of education for 2001. Since 1997, he has headed his own publishing house, Manufactura.

Since 2000, he has been married to Irina Stankova. In 2001 he converted to Orthodoxy.

From April 2006 to December 2007 and from January to December 2009 - Chairman of the Coordination Council (Council) of the League of Conservative Journalism.

Member of the Central Council of the People's Council movement.

In 2007-2008 - editor of the culture department in the socio-political publication "Political Journal".

From the summer of 2008 to March 2012 - deputy editor-in-chief of Nikita Mikhalkov’s historical and cultural magazine “Svoy”.

From 2009 to 2012 he was a member of the historical and cultural society “Moscow Antiquities”. Assistant to the Chairman of the Publishing Council of the Russian Orthodox Church

Since 2011, he has taught literary courses at the Moscow city organization of the Union of Writers of the Russian Federation (group of genre novels).

Since 2011 - Doctor of Historical Sciences. Defended his dissertation “The Social Composition of the High Command of the Russian Armed Forces in the 1530s-1570s.”

Teacher at the Orthodox missionary school.

In 2013 he was awarded the Makariev Prize for the monograph “Pozharsky”.

He is deputy chairman of the board of the Historical and Educational Society and a member of the editorial board of the almanac “Historical Review”. Founder and editor-in-chief of the magazine “Russian Middle Ages”.

Since 2021, he has been a member of the commission on issues of public life, culture, science and information in the Inter-Council Presence of the Russian Orthodox Church.

Dmitry Volodikhin

Dmitry Mikhailovich Volodikhin was born on June 1, 1969 in Moscow. Graduated from the Faculty of History of Moscow State University. Study was interrupted by military service in 1987-1989. (Private Air Defense Forces, Group of Soviet Forces in Germany). Graduated from graduate school at Moscow State University. Candidate of Historical Sciences, Associate Professor. He works at the Department of Source Studies at Moscow State University and has also taught at the University of the Russian Academy of Education. He heads the publishing house "Manufactura", deputy chairman of the Board of the Historical and Educational Society and a member of the editorial board of the almanac "Historical Review". Founder and editor-in-chief of the magazine “Russian Middle Ages”. He worked for many years at the Avanta+ publishing house as an editor, deputy editor-in-chief, and executive director. His literary debut dates back to 1991 (the story “Breakthrough” in the magazine “Student Meridian”). Debut in fiction - the story “Population of Cunning Cats” (2000). Author of more than 200 scientific and popular science works - monographs, articles, textbooks.

Orthodox. He defines his socio-political views as statist and imperial. According to Dmitry Volodikhin, “Patriotism is the main refuge of decent people.” He is one of the modern theorists of the civilizational approach in Russian historical science (collective monograph “Tradition and Russian Civilization”).

Since 1997, he has been active as a critic (magazines “If”, “World of Fantasy”, “Star Road”, “Reality of Fantasy”, “Nameless Star”, “Fantastica”, “Znamya”, “Moscow”, newspaper “Book Review” " and etc.). He owns the famous phrase: “Some books need to be read standing up!” In 1990 - 1991 attended WTO MPF seminars. In 1999 he became one of the founders and leaders of the literary and philosophical group “Bastion”. Member of the Russian Writers' Union. Member of the Karamzin Club. Head of the organizing committee of the Bastcon convention, member of the organizing committee of the “Constellation Ayu-Dag” convention. One of two Roscon coordinators in 2001, then for a number of years a member of the Roscon organizing committee. Secretary of the jury of the literary prize "Filigree", member of the jury of the memorial prize in memory of K. Bulychev, prizes in memory of Y. Tynyanov (Society for Researchers of Russian Fiction), named after A. Green and named after L. Kozinets (convention "Constellation Ayu-Dag"), as well as a number of awards presented at Bastcon. Since the summer of 2008, he has been working as deputy editor-in-chief of N.S. Mikhalkov’s magazine “Svoy”. Dmitry Volodikhin is a member of the Editorial Board of the journal Science and Religion.

The works of Dmitry Volodikhin can be classified as both fantasy ("The Afternoon of Tonight", "Children of Leopard") and science fiction (the trilogy "Kill the Peacemaker" - "Conquistador" - "The Valley of the Shadow of Death", partly the novel "Volunteer") . He himself defines a significant part of them as “sacred fiction”, being one of the founders and theoreticians of this direction. Compiler and publisher of the almanac “Sacred Fantasy”. Volodikhin, in particular, wrote: “We are building a fantastic assumption as a miracle, not substantiated by anything or anyone in our native reality.” The struggle between good and evil, understood in a religious sense, is the main content of the works of “sacred science fiction writers.” For Volodikhin, this understanding is Christian. The confrontation of God's servants with the devil's onslaught and temptation becomes the main theme of his works. And even in “sci-fi” things, this meaning is read by an attentive reader. Among the books of Dmitry Volodikhin, one can especially highlight the novel “Children of Leopard”, in the preface to which G.A. Eliseev wrote: “in this book Volodikhin managed to synthesize his best achievements in the field of “sacred fiction” and bring to literary brilliance the techniques worked out on the pages fantastic texts about the future." But the later final chord of the “cosmic” epic, the deep philosophical and ethical novel “The Valley of the Shadow of Death,” was the next step in the same direction. In 2007, the novel about the Civil War, Volunteer, received a lively response.

Laureate of the 1st Prize for Young Scientists of Moscow State University for 1995 and the Presidential Prize in Education for 2002. For critical and journalistic articles about (2000), the magazine “If” (2002), “Golden Caduceus” (ZM-2002), “Silver Roskon" (2003). In 2007, he was awarded the Titus Livius Prize (established by the Alternative History Forum) for his novel “The Volunteer.” He took 1st and 3rd place in the Fantkritik competition in 2005 and 2007, respectively.

Lives in Moscow.

Works

Works on history

• Literature and enlightenment in the Moscow state of the 17th century. M., 1993 (Monograph)
• [annales.info/rus/polock.htm The struggle for Polotsk between Lithuania and Russia in the XII-XVI centuries] M., 1994 (Monograph, co-authored with D. N. Alexandrov).
• Remarkable Russian historians of the 18th-19th centuries. M., 1995 (Tutorial).
• The composition of the privileged merchant class in the first half of the 17th century. M., 1996. (Scientific reference book, co-authored with T. B. Solovyova).
• "A very old academician." The original philosophy of history by R. Y. Vipper. M., 1997. (Monograph).
• History of Russia in small polka dots. M., 1998. (Polemical collection of articles, co-authored with Eliseeva O., Oleinikov D.).
• Essays on the history of domestic archives. M., 1999 (Tutorial).
• "Arrogant wanderer." Life and philosophy of Konstantin Leontyev. M., 2000 (Collection of articles).
• Tradition. The power of constancy (historical and philosophical phenomenon of Tradition). M., 2004 (monograph co-authored with S. Alekseev, K. Benediktov, N. Irtenina). The same with the title “Tradition and Russian Civilization” (Astrel, “Philosophy” series), with corrections and addition of appendices.
• History for sale (co-authored with D. Oleinikov and O. Eliseeva) M., 2005. (Collection of articles).
• Ivan groznyj. Beach of God M., 2006. (Monograph)
• Domestic history (co-authored with S. Alekseev, G. Eliseev). M., 2006. Textbook.
• Voivodes of Ivan the Terrible. M., 2009 (Collection of biographical essays).
• Metropolitan Philip. M., 2009 (series “Life of Remarkable People”).
• Oprichnina and “sovereign dogs”. M., 2010. Monograph.
• Tsar Fyodor Ivanovich. M., 2011. (series “Life of Remarkable People”).
• Social composition of the Russian voivodeship corps under Ivan IV. M., 2011. Monograph.
• Ivan Shuisky. M., 2012. Monograph.
• Malyuta Skuratov. M., 2012. (small series “The Life of Remarkable People”).
• Pozharsky. M., 2012. Monograph.
• Tsar Fedor Alekseevich. M., 2013. (series “Life of Remarkable People”).
• Rurikovich. M., 2013. (series “Life of Remarkable People”).
• Moscow myth. Collection of free essays. M., 2014.
• Great people of the Russian Church. M., 2014. Collection of articles.
• Patriarch Hermogenes. M., 2015. (series “Life of Remarkable People”).
• Keepers of antiquity. Ancient cities of Russia (in collaboration with N. Irtenina). - M.: Veche, 2021. - ISBN 978-5-4444-5024-6

Prose, journalism, criticism

• The philosophy of absolute sadness. Collection of essays. M.: “Vostok”, 1995.
• We are terrorists. Tale. - M.: Manufactory, 1999.
• It's noon tonight. Novel. - M.: AiF-print, 2000.
• Golden sun. Novel. - M.: AST, 2002 (co-authored with Natalya Mazova).
• Kill the peacekeeper. Novel and short stories. - M.: AST, 2003.
• Conquistador. Novel. - M.: AST, 2004.
• Children of Bars. Novel. - St. Petersburg: ABC-classics, 2004.
• Valley of the shadow of death. Novel and story. - M.: RIPOL-classic, 2005.
• A team of fearless fighters. Novel and story. - St. Petersburg: ABC-Classics 2005 (co-authored with K. Klen).
• Contemplator. Collection of stories and short stories. - M.: AST, 2005.
• Volunteer. Novel. - St. Petersburg: Lenizdat, 2007.
• Intellectual fiction. Monograph and articles. - M.: IPO, 2007.
• Metropolitan Philip. Historical drama with elements of mysticism. - M.: IPO, 2007.
• Little princess. Storybook. Riga: “Snowball”, 2010.
• Escort group. Novel. M.: AST, 2011 (co-authored with Alexander Zorich).
• The Strugatsky brothers. M.: “Young Guard”, 2012 (series “Life of Remarkable People”, co-authored with G.M. Prashkevich).
• Three essays about St. Petersburg. M.: “Air Transport”, 2012. Collection of essays.
• Escape Master. Novel. - M.: Astrel, 2012.
• Silent invasion. Novel. M.: Astrel, 2013.
• Worship of culture. Articles about the Strugatsky brothers. Sevastopol: “Shiko-Sevastopol”, 2014.
• Flower from Madagascar: A Collection of Tales. — Sevastopol: “Shiko-Sevastopol.” 2014.

Notes

1. Nifontov V.
   [www.pravaya.ru/column/8027 Between pathos and anecdote]. - “Pravaya.ru”, June 16, 2006. (Retrieved March 30, 2009)
2. Izmailov I.
   [tatarica.narod.ru/history/view/ii_bulg.htm Illegitimate children of gentlemen journalists, or about the obsessive Sumerian-Bulgarization of the history of the Tatars]. - “Star of the Volga Region”, - No. 17-21 (169-173), - April-May 2003. (Retrieved March 30, 2009)
3. [www.hist.msu.ru/Departments/SourceStudy/Staff/Volodihin.htm Dmitry Mikhailovich Volodikhin]
4. [www.avanta.ru/index.asp?Kod=507 About the presentation of the Prize of the President of the Russian Federation] on the website avanta.ru.
5. Order of the Ministry of Education and Science of the Russian Federation dated May 30, 2016 No. 601/NK [vak.ed.gov.ru/documents/10179/0/%D0%A2%D0%B5%D0%BE%D0%BB%D0%BE %D0%B3%D0%B8%D1%8F.pdf/5394e81a-8049-4d69-9288-0590c0f20bf9 “On issuing permission to create a joint council for the defense of dissertations for the scientific degree of Candidate of Sciences, for the scientific degree of Doctor of Sciences on the basis institutions of professional religious education of the Russian Orthodox Church “Church-wide postgraduate and doctoral studies named after. Saints Equal to the Apostles Cyril and Methodius", non-state educational institution of higher professional education "Orthodox St. Tikhon's Humanitarian University", federal state budgetary educational institution of higher education "Moscow State University named after M.V. Lomonosov", federal state budgetary educational institution of higher education "Russian Academy of National Economy and Public Administration under the President of the Russian Federation""]
6. Azhgikhina N.
   Terminator of world history // -Science, 01/19/2000. — [www.webcitation.org/65WFdkobe Archived copy from 02/17/2012] (Retrieved March 19, 2015)
7. Zgursky G.
   Dictionary of historical terms. — M.: Eksmo. - 2008. - P. 464. - ISBN 978-5-699-27092-7
8. Volodikhin D., Eliseeva O., Oleinikov D.
   [www.adfontes.veles.lv/stirup_seen/rus_peas/rus_peas.htm History of Russia in small polka dots.] - M.: Unity, 1998. - P. 256. - ISBN 5 -900032-04-3 (Retrieved March 30, 2009)
9. See more about science fiction conventions.

Links

• [volodih-bastion.ru/resume.htm Biography] on its own official website. (Retrieved March 30, 2009)
• [www.peoples.ru/art/literature/prose/fantasy/dmitriy_volodihin/ Biography] on the website peoples.ru. (Retrieved March 30, 2009)
• [www.moscowuniversityclub.ru/home.asp?artId=6655 Biography] on the website of the Moscow State University Alumni Club. (Retrieved March 30, 2009)
• [www.rusf.ru/strannik/biograf/nom_w.html#wolod Biography] on the website of the literary award "Strannik". (Retrieved March 30, 2009)
• [www.ozon.ru/context/detail/id/1145703/ Biography] on the website of the bookstore “Ozon.ru”. (Retrieved March 30, 2009)
• [zaborische.narod.ru/bastion/faces/volodihin.html Biography] on the website “Z@borishche” (Retrieved March 30, 2009)
• [www.mosantico.ru/uchastniki/volodihin-dmitrij/ Biography] on the website of the Historical and Cultural Society “Moscow Antiquities” (Accessed April 11, 2012)
• [volodihin.livejournal.com/ volodihin]
  - Dmitry Volodikhin. in LiveJournal (Retrieved March 30, 2009)
• [lenta.ru/articles/2015/06/13/oprichnina/ For Russian society, the oprichnina was a shock] // Lenta.ru, 06/13/2015.
• A. Roiphe.
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