Сербские сочинения П. А. Ровинского (первичное осмысление и перспективы исследования)
Serbian Works of P. A. Rovinsky (Previous Examinations and Research Perspectives)

Summary/Abstract: Even a perfunctory view of Serbian texts of Pavel Apolonovich Rovinsky shows their powerful information and analytical potential. The reliability of the author’s conclusions is further amplified given the culture of his attitude towards his “craft”, i.e. his profession. Rovinsky’s clear understanding of the complexity of a defined task (making a comprehensive picture out of details in the context of a systematic approach and delineating a complete “physiognomy” of the Serbs) made him set before himself a number of strict scientific and ethical requirements. He considered compliance with these requirements a mandatory condition for resolving a specific task, this being – the representative nature of selected sources for making generalisations, objectivity and absence of personal ambition: “I tried to inspect everything that was possible, I did not want to miss any subject, no matter how far it was from my personal objectives and views”. Further on, in a form of a summary, he writes: “Resisting, as much as possible, any tendency […], I can bravely claim that I treated everything in an impartial way, trying to transpose every phenomenon with the greatest possible accuracy”.

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