The development of prose fiction and the cultural context of the eighteenth century Russia

在项目期间，通过以下研究来阐明俄罗斯散文小说的发展过程和18世纪俄罗斯的文化环境。我们收集了18 ~ 20世纪俄罗斯小说家的作品，并对他们的文化背景进行了研究。金泽将18世纪末的感伤小说译成日文，并撰写了关于俄国感伤主义及其文化背景的专著。出版了《18世纪俄罗斯文化研究》第2期（金泽主编）。盐川发表了两本关于帕斯卡的潘塞和17-18世纪法国思想的著作。这些著作不仅对研究法国文化，而且对研究18世纪的俄国文化都具有重要意义。在东京大学斯拉夫系定期举行的研究会议上，报告和讨论了18世纪俄罗斯文化和文学的主题。筹备成立“日本十八世纪俄国研究会”。该协会成立于2003年7月12日。作为这个研究项目的结果，我们发表了一份公报，在其中发表了对18世纪俄罗斯文学和文化研究的评论。通过上述研究，我们明确了虚构与现实的关系在20世纪80年代俄罗斯小说及其文化语境中起着非常重要的作用。

During the term of the project the following researches were done to elucidate the developing process of Russian prose fiction and cultural circumstances of the eighteenth century Russia.1.We collected the works of the 18^<th> century Russian novelists and research materials for their cultural background.2.M. Kanazawa translated sentimental novels written in the end of 18th century into Japanese and wrote monographs on Russian sentimentalism and its cultural background.3.We issued a journal "Studies in 18^<th>-Century Russian Culture" No.2 (ed. by Kanazawa).4.T. Shiokawa published two works on Pascal's Pansee and 17-18^<th> century French thought. These books are very significant not only for the study on French culture but also for the study on Russian 18^<th> century.5.At study meetings, which were held periodically at Slavic Department, the Univ of Tokyo, the topics on the 18th century Russian culture and literature were reported and discussed.6.We prepared for establishment of "The Japanese Society for Eighteenth -Century Russian Studies. The Society started on July 12 of 2003.7.As a result of this research project, we issued a bulletin, in which reviews on the studies of the 18th Russian literature and culture were printed. Through the researches mentioned above, we clarified that the relationship between fiction and reality had played a very important role in the 8^<th> century Russian novels and its cultural context.