Konstantin Nikolayevich Bestuzhev-Ryumin (russian: Константин Николаевич Бестужев-Рюмин; 1829 in Kudryoshki,

Nizhny Novgorod Governorate The Nizhny Novgorod Governorate (Pre-reformed rus, Нижегородская губернія, r=Nizhegorodskaya guberniya, p=nʲɪʐɨɡɐˈrotskəjə ɡʊˈbʲernʲɪjə), was an administrative division (a '' guberniya'') of the Russian Empi ...

– 1897) was one of the most popular

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n Imperial

historian A historian is a person who studies and writes about the past and is regarded as an authority on it. Historians are concerned with the continuous, methodical narrative and research of past events as relating to the human race; as well as the st ...

s of the 19th century. He held a chair in Russian History at the University of St. Petersburg (1864–85) and was elected into the St. Petersburg Academy of Sciences in 1890. In 1878 he founded and gave his name to the

Bestuzhev Courses The Bestuzhev Courses (russian: Бестужевские курсы) in Saint Petersburg were the largest and most prominent women's higher education institution in Imperial Russia. The institute opened its doors in 1878. It was named after Kons ...

, "the largest and most prominent women's higher education institution in Russia".Quoted from: Rochelle Goldberg Ruthchild. ''Equality and Revolution: Women's Rights in the Russian Empire, 1905-1917''. University of Pittsburgh Press, 2010. . Page 56. Bestuzhev was born into one of Russia's oldest families;

Mikhail Bestuzhev-Ryumin :''See also Mikhail Petrovich Bestuzhev-Ryumin.'' Mikhail Pavlovich Bestuzhev-Ryumin (russian: Михаи́л Па́влович Бесту́жев-Рю́мин; June 4, N.S. 1801 – July 25, N.S. 1826) was a Russian officer, o ...

was his uncle. He started out as a journalist, helping

Andrey Krayevsky Andrey Alexandrovich Krayevsky (russian: Андре́й Алекса́ндрович Крае́вский; February 17 .S. 5 1810 – August 20 .S. 8 1889) was a Russian publisher and journalist, best known for his work as an editor-in-chief of ...

to edit the literary journal ''

Otechestvennye Zapiski ''Otechestvennye Zapiski'' ( rus, Отечественные записки, p=ɐˈtʲetɕɪstvʲɪnːɨjɪ zɐˈpʲiskʲɪ, variously translated as "Annals of the Fatherland", "Patriotic Notes", "Notes of the Fatherland", etc.) was a Russian lite ...

'' where he published numerous reviews of historical and ethnographic works. He was drawn to a moderate wing of the Slavophile movement and welcomed Nikolai Danilevsky's theories. His pupils include

Alexander III of Russia Alexander III ( rus, Алекса́ндр III Алекса́ндрович, r=Aleksandr III Aleksandrovich; 10 March 18451 November 1894) was Emperor of Russia, King of Poland and Grand Duke of Finland from 13 March 1881 until his death in 18 ...

, several Grand Dukes from the

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, and historian

Sergey Platonov Sergey Fyodorovich Platonov (russian: Серге́й Фёдорович Плато́нов) (28 June 6 June Old Style and New Style dates, O.S. 1860 – 10 January 1933) was a Russian historian who led the official St Petersburg school of ...

. Among Bestuzhev's works are a set of popular books on Russia's history, several monographs on medieval paleography, and the two volumes of ''Russian History''. The latter work is considered his ''magnum opus''. Bestuzhev was known for carefully detailing the views of other historians whilst withholding his own opinions.

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* ''Киреева Р. А.'' Бестужев-Рюмин и историческая наука второй половины XIX века. М., 1990. * ''Киреева Р. А.'' Бестужев-Рюмин К. Н. // Историки России: Биографии / Под ред. А.А. Чернобаева. М., 2001. * ''Малинов А. В.'' К. Н. Бестужев-Рюмин: Очерк теоретико-исторических и философских взглядов. СПб., 2005. * {{DEFAULTSORT:Bestuzhev, Konstantin 1829 births 1897 deaths People from Bogorodsky District, Nizhny Novgorod Oblast People from Gorbatovsky Uyezd Russian nobility Historians from the Russian Empire Male writers from the Russian Empire Saint Petersburg State University faculty Full members of the Saint Petersburg Academy of Sciences Imperial Moscow University alumni Privy Councillor (Russian Empire)