О. І. Тереножкін, тоді молодий науковець, у
1939—1941 рр. працював в Узбекистані. Знайдено
п’ять його листів до В. О. Городцова, де він ділиться результами своїх польових досліджень, радиться щодо питань хронології археологічних знахідок.
Ще чотири послання відправлені у 1941—1942 рр.
з фронтових доріг, але їх головною темою залишається археологія. В. О. Городцов у своїх відповідях (2 листи) наголошує на важливості новітніх розкопок, проведених у Туркестані, повідомляє про
свою наукову роботу. Листування відкриває для
нас завісу в спілкуванні Вчителя та його учнів.
The correspondence of Vasyl Oleksiyovych Gorodtsov
(1860—1945) and Oleksiy Ivanovich Terenozhkin
(1907—1981), the iconic persons for Russian and
Ukrainian archaeology, is attractive first of all as the
dialog between the Teacher and the disciple. Eight
letters of Terenozhkin are kept in archive collection
of Gorodtsov in the Department of written sources of
the State Historical Museum, two letters of Gorodtsov
are present in the private archive of Terenozhkin.
That communication was not long-lasting, only during
years of 1939—1942, though the letters of those years
elucidate some of previously unknown facts and events
of episodes and affairs of the scientific activity of Terenozhkin
and intricacies of his fate, in particular, in
Uzbekistan. The letters dated by the years of 1939—
1941 are related to the period of Terenozhkin’s search
of his scientific mission and destiny and the beginning
of his working in Uzbekistan: the transfer to Tashkent,
energetic start of the archeological and teaching activities.
In these letters he was eager to share with
Gorodtsov the first results of the exploration in the
zone of construction of Big canal of Tashkent and in
Ak-Tepe hillfort, to acquaint the Teacher with the
treasure of Chimbailyk and to ask an advise regarding
its chronology. The letters dated by the years of 1941—
1942 were written when Terenozhkin participated in
World War II combat but their major subjects were the
same: the archeology, the thoughts about the adoring
science and the hope to meet the teacher in the future.
The letters of Gorodtsov were imbued with the amiability
and sincere interest to the work of his disciple
in Central Asia. He emphasized the importance of the
newest archeological findings in Turkenstan, shared
the news about the work progress of the second volume
of «Archeology». So the published correspondence covers
the veil in the relations and the dialog between the
Teacher and his disciple.
