Fyodor Dostoevsky’s Pseudonyms. Insertion by F. M. Dostoevsky in the Feuilleton by N. N. Strakhov

Identification of pseudonyms is one of the key tasks of attribution of many articles in the Vremya and Epokha magazines, and the Grazhdanin weekly. I. F. Masanov's article on Dostoevsky in the authoritative Dictionary of Pseudonyms contains errors and repetitions. Fyodor Dostoevsky signed his literary works with his personal name: Fyodor Dostoevsky, F. M. Dostoevsky, or, more often, F. Dostoevsky. On the contrary, the writer preferred to work as a journalist anonymously, more rarely — under pseudonyms. The range of Fyodor Dostoevsky's pseudonyms should be clarified. It is necessary to exclude “N. N.” from the list of pseudonyms, remove repeat “—y, M.” и “M. —y”, leave Dostoevsky's personal pseudonym “Zuboskalov” and add a new pseudonym “Ch. Komitetskiy”. The insert in the “Chronicler's notes” article is not the proper basis to make N. N. Strahov's pseudonym “Letopisets” (Epokha. 1865. № 1) a collective one or assign it to Dostoevsky. Most of Dostoevsky's pseudonyms are of an occasional nature, they are isolated and random. The names and surnames of real persons (M. Dostoevsky, A. Poretsky) in the role of his pseudonyms are accidental. As a result of critical analysis, it was established that in his literary and journalistic activities Dostoevsky used both regular (“F. D.”), (“D.”), (“Ed.”) and isolated pseudonyms “Zuboskal”, “Zuboskalov”, “N. N.”, “M. —y”, “Ch. Komitetskiy”, “Drug Kuzmy Prutkova” (“Friend of Kuzma Prutkov”). At this time, their range can be limited to this list. The appendix to the article contains an insert attributed to Dostoevsky in N. N. Strakhov's feuilleton «Notes of the Chronicler» from the January issue of the «Epoch» for 1865.

From a story for adults to a fairy-tale for children: The case of f. M. Dostoevsky’s story “The beggar boy at christ’s christmas tree”

The article deals with some methodological, textual and critical-pedagogical issues related to the transformation of a story for adults into a fairy-tale for children. Dostoevsky’s story “The beggar boy at Christ’s Christmas tree” is a particularly significant example that allows to trace, on one hand, the attitude of Russian pedagogical criticism to the fantastic elements in the last quarter of 19 th century, and on the other, the variability of social forces affecting the entry of a work into children’s literary canon. The story was first published in January issue of Diary of a Writer (1876), and in the following year was included in the collection Thirty Best New Tales by V. P. Avenarius, and in 1882 in the collection Exemplary Russian Tales for Children. In the 1880s and 1890s, the story appeared in various children’s publications, provoking controversial reactions among pedagogical critics and in institutions responsible f

THE STUDY OF HUMANITIES IN EARLY 2020

In this January issue of the International Review of Humanities Studies, there is a variety of articles, all of which are still in the domain of humanities. Humanities study which opens wide opportunities to examine various kinds of subjects makes the January 2020 edition of this journal consists of various issues.Yon Machmudi examined problems in internal Saudi Arabia that inevitably cause a significant impact on foreign relations. Zhang Guannan studied the links between Hong Kong citizens and Chinese Diaspora in Southeast Asia. Furthermore, Elfira and Naoman invite us to examine how Russian Ballet gives a unique cultural influence in Indonesia.Azeez and Babatope studied drama and its correlation with gender in Nigeria. His second study was complemented by Awuwarner who discussed Nigerian politics in the embodiment of drama texts. Both of these studies provide significant new treasures about Nigeria. Sopandi, Suseno and Sinaga provided enlightenment in the humanities from the police perspectives. The three looked at police cases, both in Nusa Tenggara and the "lone wolf" terrorism case from a humanities perspective, specifically identity.Islamic cases are also discussed in this edition. Ahmad Rois and Nurfika discussed the texts of Islamic studies that are related to the lives of the surrounding community. The next textual study was presented by Turita who discussed how the idea of the new capital, particularly in Indonesia, was linked to old cultural thinking that had permeated the community. Ismiyanto's article invites us to philosophically explore the concept of library science at this time. Its relevance to a world that is being filled with hoax and misinformation makes this article a significant contribution for us all.Furthermore, Widyastuti, Nugraha, and Mintarsih invite us to see diversity from three different countries’ perspectives. The articles discussed how tolerance is manifested in Russian novels, how the perspectives of East Germany and West Germany are depicted in a song, while Mintarsih sees how the appearance of Korean artists is represented as a soft masculinity for the world.The variety of articles that appeared in the January 2020 edition made us, as an editorial team, need to carry out a rather tiring selection. In the end, we hope that the readers will get a new scientific treasure that can benefit us all. Humanities studies will continue to grow and we believe humanities articles will continue to exist following the relevance of the spirit of the era.