Василий Григорьевич Васильевский — основатель Санкт-Петербургского центра византиноведения (1839–1899)

— V. G. Vasiljevskij is one of the greatest Byzantinists of the 19th century, founder of a Russian school of Byzantine studies. The article is dedicated to his life and scientific work, to his conceptions and conclusions regarding Byzantine history, as well as to his historical, political and moral views. [Bliznjuk]