PERSONALITY AND CULTURE. VYACHESLAV V. IVANOV INTERVIEWED BY EMIL DIMITROV

Abstract

This hitherto unpublished conversation between the famous Bulgarian philologist Emil Dimitrov and Vyacheslav Ivanov deals with fundamental philological problems, such as Slavonic culture, language development, artistic translation, etc. The two scholars are particularly interested in culture: its experience and perception, involvement in it, and various ways for its scholarly study. The interview is prefaced by E. Dimitrov, who shares the story behind his acquaintance with the interviewee and his first impressions of him. Dimitrov insists that only a scholar with a strong personality can achieve cultural prominence. It was for the purpose of revealing such scholarly personality that Dimitrov structured his interview as a lively and exciting commentary to Vyacheslav Ivanov’s major research.