Abstract

This article gives full information on representation of applying the method of oral history in Russian history. The practical application of this method in historical researches was discussed in detail by Russian historians in scientific seminars in the last years of the Soviet Union. Therefore it is logical to include some scientific works created during the Soviet era in categorizing the researches on oral history in Russia. So, our aim is to discuss the method of oral history in Russian researches.

Highlights

  • The works of Russian researchers on oral history are noteworthy for their wide-ranging and controversial nature

  • The practical application of this method in historical researches was discussed in detail by Russian historians in scientific seminars in the last years of the Soviet Union

  • It is logical to include some scientific works created during the Soviet era in categorizing the researches on oral history in Russia

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INTRODUCTION

The works of Russian researchers on oral history are noteworthy for their wide-ranging and controversial nature. Methodological issues of oral history began to appear in scientific works of Soviet researchers in the late 1980s Such researchers as T.N. Musatova, V.M. Vinogradov, M.Ya. Rozhansky analyzed the method on historical issues in interviews, the significance of materials on oral history as a source, and of critique of source studies, as well as the issue of long-term preservation of oral sources in their researches[4]. Scheglova's textbook covers extensive theoretical and practical aspects of the oral history method, as well as thematic questions and questionnaires are presented to learners based on the oral history method The author of this textbook has perfected the work by deeply analyzing the scientific researches in which the theoretical aspects had been illustrated. The author proposed to develop a unique standard for archiving oral sources carrying out international scientific-practical seminars

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12. Metodologicheskie problemy ustnoj istorii
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