Ignatiy Vladislavovich Vladislavlev (his real surname — Gulbinsky) was born in 1880 in the town of Valuyki, Valuysky Uyezd, Voronezh Governorate. He graduated from a realschule in Voronezh and a polytechnic institute in Kyiv and audited courses in philology and jurisprudence at Kyiv University.
After graduation, Gulbinsky’s public life began with being exiled to the Olonets Governorate from 1903 to 1905 on charges of revolutionary activity. It was there that the author tried his hand at bibliography, which he would continue to pursue in the bibliographic departments and bureaus in various Moscow organizations. In 1908, Vladislavlev’s first bibliographic work entitled “Russian Writers from Gogol to the Present Day” was published (later renamed “Russian Writers of the 19th–20th centuries. Essay on the Latest Russian Literature Bibliographic Manual”).
In total, Ignatiy Vladislavlev wrote over 130 bibliographic works and manuals on humanitarian subjects, including history, literature, and pedagogy. He established the “Yearbook. The USSR Books” and “Bibliographic Yearbook”, which included reviews, magazine and newspaper articles, and notes. He also was the first person in the country to use the Universal Decimal Classification for the systematization of books, periodicals, and documents.
Vladislavlev studied the methodological issues in bibliography, which he saw as an integral part of social processes.
The first edition of the book entitled “Russian Writers of the 19th–20th centuries” consisted of two sections: one was devoted to fiction literature, while the other explored criticism and journalism. The print run was put in an unknown bookstore and went practically unnoticed. A new edition, that included a section on the history of literature, was published in 1913. Shortly after this publication, Vladislavlev began preparing the third edition, which was revised and emendated. He also provided an introduction to the index of the latest materials, as well as expanded and improved the list of notes and abstracts. This new edition mentioned over 3,000 new books, articles, brochures, and notes, and 30 new names.
After graduation, Gulbinsky’s public life began with being exiled to the Olonets Governorate from 1903 to 1905 on charges of revolutionary activity. It was there that the author tried his hand at bibliography, which he would continue to pursue in the bibliographic departments and bureaus in various Moscow organizations. In 1908, Vladislavlev’s first bibliographic work entitled “Russian Writers from Gogol to the Present Day” was published (later renamed “Russian Writers of the 19th–20th centuries. Essay on the Latest Russian Literature Bibliographic Manual”).
In total, Ignatiy Vladislavlev wrote over 130 bibliographic works and manuals on humanitarian subjects, including history, literature, and pedagogy. He established the “Yearbook. The USSR Books” and “Bibliographic Yearbook”, which included reviews, magazine and newspaper articles, and notes. He also was the first person in the country to use the Universal Decimal Classification for the systematization of books, periodicals, and documents.
Vladislavlev studied the methodological issues in bibliography, which he saw as an integral part of social processes.
The first edition of the book entitled “Russian Writers of the 19th–20th centuries” consisted of two sections: one was devoted to fiction literature, while the other explored criticism and journalism. The print run was put in an unknown bookstore and went practically unnoticed. A new edition, that included a section on the history of literature, was published in 1913. Shortly after this publication, Vladislavlev began preparing the third edition, which was revised and emendated. He also provided an introduction to the index of the latest materials, as well as expanded and improved the list of notes and abstracts. This new edition mentioned over 3,000 new books, articles, brochures, and notes, and 30 new names.
