The Role of Fedor Schmitt in Museum Diplomacy of the 1920s - 1930s

The article analyzes the scientific dialogue between the leading Soviet and world representatives of museological thought, in particular between F. I. Schmitt and J. Hilaire. The basis for the publication was the correspondence of Schmitt and Hilaire on the publication of an article by the Soviet scientist in the 1931 issue of the "Les Cahiers de la Republique des lettres, des sciences et des arts" on the reform of world museums. The USSR did not stand aside from radical transformations in world museum activity, for this reason the leading world publication showed a strong interest in the participation of the Soviet scientist in the preparation of this volume.