Archives and science “in action” (by V. V. Charnoluskiy’s materials)

Abstract

The scientist’s archive is analyzed as a history and sociology of science phenomena on the example of the Vladimir Charnoluskiy’s archive, an ethnographer, best known as a Kola Saami’ researcher. The features of archives as memorial institutions are revealed, personal and official archives are compared. The archive as a metaphor (along with others –– trace, evidence) demonstrates the social dimension of science and the formation of the image of a scientist, as well as its additions and changes. A “model” of a standardized and competitive perception of science with the corresponding “actions” of archival materials is proposed. Archival evidence can supplement or change formed views –– individual facts, the perception of the image of a scientist in terms of research subjects, explanation of the facts and theoretical problems.