Skazkin Sergey Danilovich

(7 (19) .10. 1890 - 14.04.1973 +)

In 1915 he graduated from the historical - the Philological Faculty of Moscow State University, in 1920,. began teaching at the same university. Since 1935. - Professor of History Department, and from 1949. - Head of the Department of Medieval History. Work at MSU combined with extensive research - research work in RANION history and the Institute of USSR Academy of Sciences. In the 30 - ies published several works on modern history of France, Germany, Italy. Especially Skazkin significant contribution to the development of the fundamental problems of the history of the Middle Ages. In his works, he explores the basic laws of development of medieval society in Europe. Skazkin developed the concept of two different ways of transforming agrarian relations in the late medieval period: the dissolution of feudal relations and the emergence of capitalism in agriculture in most countries of Western Europe and the strengthening of the corvee system in Central and Eastern Europe,
. Important study Skazkin on the history of Western absolutism, on the history of medieval culture and ideology. His pen belong to the history books of the Middle Ages to the universities, the chapters in "History of Diplomacy," World History ", etc.