ON THE ISSUE OF METHODOLOGICAL ASPECTS OF HISTORIOGRAPHY IN THE 1990S (ON THE EXAMPLE OF PUBLICATIONS ABOUT THE “KHRUSHCHEV THAW”)

Abstract

The article is devoted to the study of methodological aspects of historiography of such a difficult period for Russian historical science as the 1990s. The changes that have taken place in our country in the last decade of the twentieth century have had an impact on all spheres of life, including the Russian historical science, which has ceased to be dominated by the principles of Marxist-Leninist ideology. For Russian historical science, the 1990s were a time of forming new methodological priorities, searching for scientific foundations, and general laws for the development of society. Despite all the difficulties, one of the most developed periods of Russian history at this time were the 50-60s of the twentieth century, the time for which the definition of “Khrushchev Thaw” was firmly established in historical science. Using the example of publications about the “Khrushchev Thaw”, the article analyzes the main trends characteristic of the historiography of the 1990s, shows their methodological features, and attempts to search for them by Russian historians