AUSTRALIAN ABORIGINES IN THE WORKS OF G.V. PLEKHANOV
( Pp. 57-61)

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Alexey V. Antoshin Dr. Sci. (Hist.), Associate Professor, Professor, Department of Oriental Studies
Ural Federal University named after the first President of Russia B. N. Yeltsin
Yekaterinburg, Russian Federation
Abstract:
The main task of this article is analysis of the place of social structures and traditional culture of Australian aborigines in historical concept by outstanding Russian revolutionary George Plehanov. His works were based on the studies by leading Western ethnologists and anthropologists (E.Tylor, J. Frazer, E. Eyre and some others). Plehanov characterized social relations in Australian aborigines society, special characteristics of their culture, their place among the others peoples in the world at the end of the XIX - the beginning of the XX centuries. The author proves high level of Plehanov’s scholar, he knew about all main studies devoted to Australian aborigines (particularly studies published in Australia). The author concludes that analysis of the place of social structures and traditional culture of Australian aborigines had an important place in historical concept by George Plehanov. Originality of this article is connected with its first attempt to study the place of Australian aborigines in historical concept by George Plehanov. Importance of this article is also connected with high relevance of the problem of first contacts between Australian aborigines and Europeans which actively studied in contemporary Australian historiography (J. Blainey, M. Meggitt, D. Mulvainy etc). High relevance of this problem is also connected with adoption special legislation in Australia and the growth of social-political activity of Australian aborigines.
How to Cite:
Alexey V.A., (2019), AUSTRALIAN ABORIGINES IN THE WORKS OF G.V. PLEKHANOV. History and Modern Perspectives, 3 => 57-61.
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