Oprichnina Hyperlinks: The Visualization of Relationships within the Earliest West European Oprichnina Texts: Schlichting, Staden, Guagnini, and Beyond

• In Event: Digital Humanities in the Context of Slavic Studies: Showcasing Innovative Analysis of Primary Texts, Archival Data and Physical Objects

Abstract

Dr. Cornelia Soldat explores six early European texts on Ivan the Terrible’s Oprichnina using a Nodegoat-based database. By subdividing these texts into smaller narrative motifs, she reveals patterns of textual reuse and interconnections between historical figures and events. This study demonstrates how visualization tools facilitate a more nuanced understanding of historical source entanglements.

Author

• Cornelia Soldat, U of Cologne (Germany)