ОСНОВНЫЕ ПРОБЛЕМЫ РАЗВИТИЯ ТЕОРИИ АРХИВОВЕДЕНИЯ И АРХИВНОГО ДЕЛА В КОНЦЕ XX - НАЧАЛЕ XXI В.

Abstract

The article deals with the main issues of archival studies and archival affairs, which became most relevant at the end of the 20th – beginning of the 21st century. At the end of the 1980-s a new stage in the development of archival science began, characterized not only by the development and strengthening of its theoretical connection with the source studies and the history of state institutions, development of interdisciplinary scientific approaches. This period is associated with the name of V.N. Autocratov and his first application of the anthropological approach to the studying of the history of the archival affairs, as well as his appeal to the origins of the development of the theory for archival studies through disclosure of the life and activities of specific people and specialists of the late 19th – early 20th century, along with a rethinking of the previous scientific results achieved. Due to the new trends in the life of the state and the formation of a new historical consciousness of the society, the national archival studies faced new tasks that require scientific and methodological solutions. Archivists managed to ensure methodically the adaptation of the national archival business to the new conditions. The legislation of the Russian Federation in the field of archival affairs was adopted and the preservation of the Archival Fund of the country was ensured. The Archival Fund was enriched by the documents of the Communist Party of the USSR and part of the documents of the former KGB and their organic inclusion in the system of state archives of Russia. At the beginning of the 21st century, after the adoption of Federal Law no. 125 of October 22, 2004 “On Archival Affairs in the Russian Federation”, the need for the development of a new scientific and methodological base for national archival work was scientifically substantiated. A lot of work was done to create new rules for the work of state and municipal archives that preserved the traditional principles of archives justified by life. Methodological manuals and recommendations on the main activities of archival institutions were prepared. That period is characterized by actively developing new technologies and intensive work with electronic documents at all stages of their existence