Faculty Of History Research Articles

Harari’s concept of macrohistory: origins of popularity and academic status

The unprecedentedly high level of popularity of Y. N. Harari, а professor at the faculty of history of the Hebrew University in Jerusalem, and his main book trilogy, foreground the problem of interpreting and explaining the so-called Hararimania phenomenon, which has become a notable event in the academic community and popular culture of modern Western societies. The purpose of this article is the historical and philosophical reconstruction of the creative evolution of Y. N. Harari with an emphasis on identifying the fundamental meaning and status of his concept of macrohistory in this evolution (process). At the same time, the internal inconsistency of this concept is substantiated, which is largely responsible for the dual nature of its perception and assessments in the mass media and professional academic discussions. The designated goal of the article is achieved through contextual interpretation and the solution of its several basic tasks. Among them: identifying and explaining the most important stages of the professional socialisation of Y. N. Harari, as well as determining the reasons behind his transition from medieval studies to macrohistory; identifying the thematic priorities of Y. N. Harari, special attention is paid to the topic of transformation of homo sapiens into homo deus; characterising the educational role of Y. N. Harari’s concept of macrohistory, in particular, the part of it that is associated with the popularisation of modern science and its futurological potential; carrying out a contextual analysis of Y. N. Harari’s idea about a new humanistic revolution, in the process of which classical ideas about humanism and liberalism must necessarily give way to techno-humanism and the data religion. The novelty of this article is determined by the following circumstances. Though there is extensive debate about the work of Y. N. Harari this article represents one of the first attempts to implement not only a historical, but also a philosophical and conceptual reconstruction of his main ideas set forth in the famous book trilogy. Simultaneously this is one of the first articles to make the analysis of Y. N. Harari’s concept of macrohistory the main focus point. This sets us apart from most of the publications devoted to Y. N. Harari, which are usually presented in the form of short and purely descriptive literary reviews. The article presents a new aspect to consider about the creative evolution of the Israeli historian – the interpretation of the causes and origins of the significant popularity of his ideas and main publications. These include the author’s deep understanding of the specifics of mass consciousness and the way its representatives perceive popular science texts. This subtle and adequate understanding largely explains the emotional figurative language, genre originality and literary style of Y. N. Harari.

Environmental culture in dissertations of students of the pedagogical programme of the Faculty of history and philology, St. Tikhon’s Orthodox University for the humanities

Environmental culture is now being more and more deeply incorporated into the general cultural and educational context of the life of modern society. Moreover, it becomes one of the guarantors of the existence of our civilization in the future. Being a complex phenomenon, it includes ecological knowledge, environmental mentality, value attitude to the surrounding nature and environmental activity. For the Department of Pedagogy of the Faculty of History and Philology of the Saint Tikhon's Orthodox University, one of the priority areas is the study of environmental culture in the context of education and religious and moral education. This article attempts to describe, analyze, classify the educational and qualification works of bachelor's and master's students devoted to the phenomenon of environmental culture and related issues. This analysis allows us to identify the most promising areas in research, namely: excursion activities as motivation and completion of school course programs, familiarity with the basics of ecology; innovative approaches to the formation of environmental knowledge and culture; the construction of systematic interdisciplinary connections between the school course "The World around" and the subject "Fundamentals of Orthodox Culture", as well as doctrinal disciplines in Sunday school; formation of environmental culture through the study of foreign experience; the study of the religious and theological aspect of environmental culture both theoretically and in its practical implementation in modern conditions. Examples of the consistent work of some students on the development of one of the topics for several years are given, as well as a complete list of educational and qualification works over the past seven years that have passed successful defense or certification

Special features of teaching religious education to primary school students in dissertations of students of the department of pedagogy, St. Tikhon’s Orthodox University for the humanities

This article shows that in the system of modern Orthodox religious education, the Law of God as an academic subject in Sunday school continues its didactic and methodological development. The search for the most productive ways of teaching, upbringing, and comprehensive development of students in the course of studying doctrinal disciplines is still underway. The standard of educational activity sets a guideline for the implementation of the subject, motivating for church formation and spiritual and moral improvement through a systematic approach, active methods of teaching and upbringing, the use of non-standard forms of work with students. Students of the Department of Pedagogy of the Faculty of History and Philology of the Orthodox St. Tikhon's Humanitarian University take an active part in scientific and pedagogical research. Due to the fact that the quality of theoretical and methodological developments on the Law of God in the conditions of modern Orthodox education is insufficient and requires a new approach according to the Standard, many qualifying works are relevant scientific research devoted to the search and testing of the best ways to work with primary school children in the classroom. Therefore, the purpose of this article is to analyze students' research papers on the methodology of studying the Law of God course, generalize current pedagogical problems, identify innovative methodological developments, and compare the results of experimental research. As a result of the review of final qualifying works over the last decade, the author of the article comes to the conclusion that it is expedient for students to carry out scientific research, both for their own professional development and for the development of methods of teaching the Law of God.

Ефективність використання дівчатами баскетболу 3х3 під час фізичного виховання в закладі вищої освіти

Optimization of movement activity in higher education institutions is an actual issue of the present day, which is closely connected with organization and content of physical culture. The purpose of the research is to study the interest of girls to the basketball of 3x3 and to scientifically justify its effectiveness. Material and methods of research. The corresponding set of methods of research, which were included in the following groups were used to solve the tasks: general scientific (analysis, comparison, generalization); sociological (written poll), mathematical statistics 160 students of higher education were involved, namely: National Ivan Ohiienko University of the Faculty of Pedagogy (n-20 girls), the Faculty of Foreign Philology (n-20), the Faculty of Natural and Economic Studies (n-20 girls), the Faculty of History (n-20 girls); Yuriy Fedkovych Chernivtsi National University with the Institute of Chemistry, Biology and Biology (n-25 girls), the Faculty of Economics (n-25), the Faculty of Geography (n-30 girls). The questionnaire was developed to obtain information concerning the problem under investigation. The survey was conducted at the first session before the beginning of the study of practical material in the first semester, with the implementation of the provisions of the Helsinki Declaration on Medical Research with the participation of a person. Results. They found that girls like to play in team sports 86 %. The greatest advantage they give to the sport game: Volleyball – 77.2 %, basketball – 15 %, football – 11 %, basketball 3x3 – 5.5 %, do not play in any team sport – 8.3 %. They determined that 54 % of respondents wanted to learn to play basketball 3x3. Conclusions. The main condition of optimization of physical activity in institutions of higher education is taking into account interest, as well as introduction of new interesting types of movement activity. Traditional sports remain the biggest popular game among girls, but they show interest in basketball 3x3 and the main reason for their interest is “the opportunity to spend free time” – 66 %, “the interest to the new sport” – 61 %, “it is an active game that improves health” – 55.5 %, “you can easily find a team to play” – 11 %. Taking into account the analysis of the answers we have confirmed once again that basketball 3x3 as a means of physical education can be used in higher education institutions only in a fragmented way, in particular during the study of the main subject of the classes, namely “basketball”, however, as an additional class in the form of sports sections of basketball 3x3 can be held on the voluntary choice of a student

The 70th birthday of the doctor of historical sciences, professor Aleksandr Ivanovich Repinetsky

This paper is dedicated to the 70th birthday of Aleksandr Ivanovich Repinetsky, doctor of historical sciences, professor of National History and Archeology Department, vice-rector for research at Samara State University of Social Sciences and Education. The paper deals with the main stages of the life of this prominent historian who has worked at the pedagogical university for more than forty years, who has gone from the position of an assistant to a vice-rector for research. His scientific, pedagogical, organizational and social activities are highly appreciated. In these positions A.I.Repinetsky proved to be an outstanding researcher, a teacher and a leader. A brief review of his research on historical demography, everyday history, the history of the Great Patriotic War and other problems allowed us to conclude that he has made a significant contribution to the study of the Soviet period. He has also conducted a significant study on the history of the alternative capital (Kuibyshev) of the USSR in 19411943. The role of A.I.Repinetsky in the creation of local history textbooks for secondary schools in Samara and the Samara Region is great. Six doctoral and twenty candidate theses were defended under the scientific supervision of Aleksandr Ivanovich Repinetsky. Most of the theses were written by graduates of the Historical Faculty of Samara State University of Social Sciences and Education.

Development of tasks on the discipline “Informatics and Computer Engineering” for students at the Faculty of History

In the process of changing the priorities of the educational paradigm, many tasks arise, one of which is the formation of information technology competence at all levels of education. The current Federal State Educational Standards are based on a competency-based approach. In this regard, it becomes necessary to develop students’ competencies in the field of information technology, which graduates of the Faculty of History should have.The article actualizes the need to develop adapted tasks in the discipline “Informatics and Computer Engineering” for the specialties of the training areas 46.03.01 “History” and 46.03.02 “Documentation Science and Archival Science”.The objectives of the article are to develop tasks that cover the competencies that a graduate should have as a result of mastering a bachelor’s program, to conduct a comparative analysis of informatics textbooks used in the Russian Federation, to identify sections of the course that should be improved based on the results obtained during the experiment and the interests of students, as well as analysis of the level of formation of information technology competence in first-year students of training areas 46.03.01 “History” and 46.03.02 “Document science and archive science” using testing.The purpose of the article is to develop tasks that cover the competencies that a graduate should have as a result of mastering the bachelor’s program, as well as an analysis of the level of formation of information technology competence among students of the first course of training areas 46.03.01 “History” and 46.03.02 “Documentation Science and Archival Science” using testing.As a result of the study, it turned out that the majority of students have an average level of knowledge of the school curriculum in the subject “Informatics”. It is concluded that the study of informatics at school does not have a significant impact on the general level of knowledge of students in the field of information and communication technologies.

RESEARCH OF OLD RUS SITES NEAR THE VILLAGE OF TSYBLI IN PEREYASLAV REGION (Pages Of The Field Work Of Dr. Oleg Sukhobokov)

The research materials of the Livoberezhno-Dnieprovska Slavic-Rus archaeological expedition of the Institute of Archaeology of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine in 1995 in the village of Tsybli in Pereyaslav region headed by Dr. Oleg Sukhobokov are publish in the paper. Research staff of the Pereyaslav-Khmelnytskyi State Historical and Cultural Reserve and the Pereyaslav-Khmelnytskyi Grigory Skovoroda Pedagogical Institute took part in its work. The expedition worked since July 4 to August 8 1995. Dr. Oleh Sukhobokov had long-time scientific ties with the Pereyaslav Reserve, and at the Institute Professor Sukhobokov carried out scientific and pedagogical work, lectured at the Faculty of History, and was a member of the editorial board of the periodical scientific publication.
 The goal of expedition was a comprehensive survey and excavation of multicultural archaeological sites in the vicinity of the settlement. The main focus of its work was the excavation of Old Rus monuments: the hillforts and settlements in the Uzviz 1, Uzviz 2 and Tserkva tracts. According to a number of signs the sites near the village Tsibli form a common complex — a three-parts settlement with a complex structure consisting of a fortified hillfort, an unfortified suburb on the plateau, a «posad» on the slope of the loess terrace — the «pidnizhia». It is also possible that there was a kind of “obolon” located on the lower part of the bank of the former Tsybli River, directly under the hillfort (the cultural layer of the latter was significantly destroyed by economic earthworks). The picture is complemented by the remains of a satellite village in the Tserkva tract located on the high end of the forest terrace, separated from the loess one by a water channel which is a remnant of the former Tsybli riverbed. The most interesting objects of research in 1995 were the remains of earth fortifications of the settlement in Uzviz 1 tract and two underground dwellings in the Uzviz 2 tract. In the Tserkva tract the massive cultural layers related to the functioning of the old village of Tsybli in the 17th—20th centuries and with the Old Rus settlement of the 11th—13th centuries were discovered. In two excavated Old Rus dwellings the remains of adobe household stoves were found, and thanks to the fire the charred remains of wooden structures and interior details of one of the dwellings were survived. The dwellings date from the 12th to the early 13th century. The nature of the charred remains and their considerable number allow us to draw certain conclusions regarding the construction and furnishing of the dwelling. Based on research materials, an attempt was made to graphically reconstruct one of the houses.
 Study of the complex of sites near the Tsybli village in Pereyaslav region in 1995, in which Dr. Oleg Sukhobokov took a direct part, made it possible to clarify the existing theories on the nature and borders of the settlement of this territory in Old Rus Age and to determine the prospects for further research.

A Distinguished Intellectual Orhan Burian with His Portrait of Thoughts and Literature

Edebiyat araştırmacısı, çevirmen, yazar ve İngiliz edebiyatı profesörü Orhan Burian, Türk düşüncesine ve edebiyatına hümanist bir istikamet vermek gayretinde olmuş bir aydındır. Ona göre hümanizm insan tefekkürüne set çeken bütün dogmatik düşüncelerin hükümsüzleştirilmesi ve insan aklının serbest bırakılmasıdır. Serbest bırakılan akıl daimi bir şüphe vaziyetinde olacağına göre bu aklın inşa edeceği hayat ve sanat da tartışılmaz fikirlerin ve çözüldüğüne inanılan meselelerin değil; insan doğasına mahsus dinamizmin bir ürün, bir aynası olacaktır. Orhan Burian hümanizmi Eski Yunan’ın sahip olduğu dinamik kafanın ve zengin felsefenin XX. yüzyıl düşüncesine adapte edilmesi olarak algılamaktadır. Hümanizm konusundan ayrı olarak Burian devrin birtakım edebiyat dergilerinde Türk ve Batı edebiyatları hakkında birçok etüt ve eleştiri kaleme almıştır. Bu makale Orhan Burian’ın Yücel ve Ufuklar dergilerinde yazdığı yazıları incelemekte ve onun Türk düşünce tarihindeki konumunu takdim etmeye çalışmaktadır. Makalenin sonuç kısmında Burian’ın fikir ve yazı evreni hakkında genel bir değerlendirme yapılmıştır. Bu genel değerlendirme makalenin yazarına aittir.

American Relief Administration (ARA) in Katerinoslav Region in 1922–1923: The Problem of Relations with the Government and the Population

The aim of the article is an analytical reconstruction of the specific and contradictory dynamics of the ARA’s relations with local authorities and the population of Yekaterinoslav during the famine of 1921–1923. Research methods: dialectical, analytical, historical-systemic, comparative. Main results. It is established that during the years of independence domestic historiography has made a real breakthrough in the study of previously taboo topics of the so-called “naked nerves” of our Soviet history, in particular, the famine of 1921–1923 in the Southern Ukraine and the unique phenomenon of international support including Yekaterinoslav. It is proved that the undisputed leader among foreign charitable missions was the American Relief Administration (ARA), which effectively realized its powerful potential to create appropriate resources (financial, logistical, personnel), organized large-scale relief actions, saved lives of millions of Ukrainians. It is shown that the process of emergence, adaptation and deployment of ARA in the Yekaterinoslav region was not cloudless, sometimes contradictory, accompanied by certain misunderstandings and problematic situations in its relations with local authorities and the population, and even blocking certain actions of Americans. This course of events was largely explained by the novelty of the format of foreign humanitarian aid to starving citizens in the mysterious Bolshevik state, the manifestations of elements of ideological and mental “dissent”, suspicion and distrust on both sides. However, in general, this did not prevent the ARA branches from ensuring their uninterrupted and dynamic functioning throughout the campaign in order to organize broad support for the starving population of the Yekaterinoslav region and the Southern Ukraine. Originality: a significant array of mostly unpublished archival sources is discovered, systematized and impartially used. Scientific novelty: almost for the first time at the regional level the character, features and problematic situations in the relations of ARA with local authorities and the population of Yekaterinoslav region in the hungry 1922–1923 are revealed. Practical significance: the materials of the article can be used for further research of foreign charity organizations in Yekaterinoslav during the famine of the early 1920s, as well as during the writing of generalizing works on the history of the Soviet famines in Ukraine, in the educational process at the historical faculties of universities. Type of article: analytical.

СФОРМОВАНІСТЬ ІНТЕРЕСУ ЗДОБУВАЧІВ ВИЩОЇ ОСВІТИ ДО ЗАНЯТЬ СТРІТБОЛОМ

The health of student youth is an ongoing issue, closely linked to organizing and maintaining physical education. The objective of the study is to investigate the interest of applicants to education in streetball study in the higher education institution.Research materials and methods. To solve the problems, a corresponding set of research methods was used, which were included in the following groups: general scientific, i.e.: analysis, comparison, generalization; sociological (written survey), mathe-matical statistics. As for the organization of the study, it was assumed that only 150 applicants for higher education were involved, namely: Kamenetz-Podolsk National University named after Ivan Ogienko on the physics and mathematics faculty (20 students)Faculty of Science and Economics (15 students), Faculty of History (15 students); Chernivtsi National University named after Yuriy Fedkovich with Faculty of Economics (15 students), Institute of Chemistry, Biology and Bioresources (20 children), Geographic Faculty (15 children); Podolsk State University of the Faculty of Agro-Technologies and Environmental Management (20, guys) Engineering and Technical Faculty (30 students). The questionnaire was intended to provide information about the problem under consideration. Results. Found out guys enjoy playing team sports 86.6 %. The most preferred sports game is football 80 %, volleyball 46 %, basketball 33 %, streetball 13 %. 54 % of respondents wanted to learn how to play streetball. Сonclusion. The essential condition for optimizing motor activity in higher education institutions is that interest is taken into account and new types of interesting classes are introduced. Determined that the most popular game among university applicants is football, volleyball, basketball. Found that students have interest in streetball, and the main reason of interest is the ability to play with friends, as well as have fun

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The Napoleonic Wars: A Global History by Alexander Mikaberidze

Reviewed by: The Napoleonic Wars: A Global History by Alexander Mikaberidze Geertjan Zuijdwegt The Napoleonic Wars: A Global History BY ALEXANDER MIKABERIDZE Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2020. xxiii + 936 pages. Hardback: $41.95. ISBN: 9780199951062. During the peace talks at the Congress of Vienna, in the autumn of 1814, the French negotiator Charles-Maurice de Talleyrand questioned the use of the term "allies" to denote Austria, Britain, Prussia, and Russia. Napoleon, after all, had just been defeated, so who was there to ally against? It was used for brevity's sake, Talleyrand was assured. He wittily replied: "Brevity should not be purchased at the price of accuracy."1 Looking at its sheer volume of almost 1000 pages, Alexander Mikaberidze's new global history of the Napoleonic Wars has equally refused to buy brevity at the price of accuracy. Lauded as a masterpiece by Andrew Roberts, the book offers a comprehensive account of Napoleon's wars. They are situated extensively in the historical contexts out of which they emerged: the French Revolution, the eighteenth-century international system, and the French Revolutionary Wars. The book is valuable primarily for the global dimension of its analysis. Even though it is neither the first, nor unique, The Napoleonic Wars lives up to its subtitle: it is the best and most comprehensive global history of the Napoleonic Wars to date. Given such ambitious scope, Mikaberidze's accuracy is not, in fact, [End Page 90] purchased at the price of brevity. Few readers will wish the book shorter. Few, also, could wish it better written (although slight grammatical mistakes, especially in the use of articles, might have been remedied in copyediting). A cynical observer might be tempted to attribute Mikaberidze's focus on the worldwide impact of the wars of 1789–1815 to a contemporary fad with extending European history beyond its European confines, but this would be a mistake. If Mikaberidze succeeds in showing anything, it is that the world at the turn of the nineteenth century was economically and politically interconnected to an extent that, to many readers, will come as something of a surprise. His analysis of the social, economic, and political impact of the French Revolution and the ensuing wars on the US and Canada, the Caribbean, South America, northern Africa (especially Egypt), the Middle East (especially Iran), and India is both convincing and revealing. This comes in addition to extensive and enlightening discussions of such impact on the more usual, European suspects: France, Britain, Austria, Russia, Prussia, Italy, Spain, Portugal, and a host of smaller nations, princedoms, and territories. All of this made possible by Mikaberidze's use of an extensive range of sources in a great variety of languages. Yet, The Napoleonic Wars remains first and foremost a military history. Sometimes derided at continental European history faculties, military history (with a realist bent when it comes to international relations—as Mikaberidze's has) is indispensable to understanding the global past, and Mikaberidze proves as much. In fact, his book is useful beyond its authorial intention. Its explication of early nineteenth-century European power politics enabled me to better grasp the long pedigree and dynamics of the current conflict in Ukraine. Readers of this journal will wonder, of course, what there is to gain from The Napoleonic Wars for the study of John Henry Newman. The answer depends on the level of analysis. For instance, religion, Newman's primary concern in life, is conspicuously absent from Mikaberidze's account. Although he pays some attention to French revolutionary ideology, religion is hardly a factor in his narrative, and this does, in fact, amount to a shortcoming. Yet, as a backdrop to the world Newman grew up in, Mikerabidze's book is a must-read. In much the same way as reading a history of World War I is key to understand an Englishman born in 1901, a history of the Napoleonic Wars is key to understand Newman, who was born in 1801. In later life, Newman vividly recalled lying in bed, age 5, looking at the candles stuck into the windows of his childhood home in Ham (Richmond) in celebration of Horatio Nelson's naval victory at Trafalgar over a maneuvering Franco...

Object and subject of historical research in the coordinate system of traditional logic

The purpose of the article is to clarify the logical basis of the substantive distinction between the object and the subject of historical research.
 Research methods: analysis, synthesis, abstraction, definition of concepts, limitations and generalizations, hermeneutic, comparative.
 The main results: the problems of determining the content of the concepts of the object and subject of knowledge, historical science and specific historical research, as well as the substantive distinction between the object and subject of historical research are defined; the state of solving the problem by scientists at this stage is criticized; the concept of history and the object of historical knowledge are meaningfully connected; the logical content of the object and subject of historical research is determined; logical relationship between the object and the subject of historical research is established; three types of relations between the object and the subject of historical research are revealed; the necessity to apply the methods and rules of traditional logic in determining the object and subject of historical research is proved; some specific features of historical science as a kind of historical knowledge are highlighted.
 Practical significance: the results of the research can be used in understanding the theoretical and methodological foundations of specific historical research, especially in dissertations, as well as in the development of appropriate educational and methodological courses at historical faculties and during preparation of students’ research papers.
 Originality: the work is completely original, it contains a critique of a number of works on the definition of the object and subject of research; it has elements of scientific reasoning and logical analysis.
 Scientific novelty: the author’s interpretation of the meaningful distinction between the object and the subject of historical research is offered.
 Type of article: theoretical and methodological, analytical.

Personnel training system as it used to be at the faculty of History and Pedagogy of Nekrasov Kostroma State Pedagogic Institute

Training specialists in the field of upbringing is currently a significant task facing the education system. It is necessary not only to find new organisational forms of training educators, counselors, organiser pedagogues, but also to use the accumulated experience, including to study the system of training methodologists of upbringing work at the historical and pedagogic faculties created 60 years ago. The article discusses the system of pedagogue training, including the principles, organisation of educational, extracurricular activities, collective upbringing and support of student self-government. Much attention is paid to the special environment formed during the interaction of students of different courses, the personality-oriented position of teachers. The analysis of the faculty's work allows us to identify the key elements of the upbringing system, which had been consistently created on the basis of scientific developments of Kostroma scientists.

Traditions and experience of professional training of pedagogic personnel for the system of social upbringing of children and youth in the second half of the 20th century: experience of comprehension and interpretation

The author of the article turns to the socio-pedagogic and psychological analysis of the process of formation and development of historical and pedagogic faculties in the system of higher professional pedagogic education in the USSR in the second half of the 20th century. In terms of the creation and life of the Faculty of History and Pedagogy at Kursk State Pedagogic Institute, the author shows the most characteristic tendencies repeated in the fate of such faculties in Kostroma, Voronezh, Chelyabinsk, Novosibirsk. The author shows the role of Lev Umanskiy and Anatoliy Lutoshkin, who formed a unique experience of professional education, laid the tradition of combining advanced science and professional psychological and pedagogic education, focused on training specialists for working with children's and youth public organisations. The author characterises the life activity of the faculties of history and education in the 1960s-90s, shows the complex and contradictory processes of the growing ideological crisis, as a result of which adolescent and youth organisations ceased their activities and announced their dissolution. The author believes that the need for training specialists in working with youth has not disappeared today; many of the ideas and experience on which the training of such specialists in the USSR was built are quite appropriate for reproduction today. The author draws attention to the traditions of the formation of a collectivist climate in the life of student communities, the need to combine the entire process of personal and professional development of specialists with the practical work of students with adolescents and youth. In this regard, the author focuses on the role of large scientific and methodological centres in replicating the advanced experience of social upbringing of children and youth, referring to such centres as ‟Artek”, ‟Orlyonok” (Eaglet), ‟Komsorg”. In the article, the author emphasises the uniqueness of the interface between history and pedagogy in training specialists for working with teenagers and youth public organisations and associations.

Взгляд молодежи на советскую эпоху: между перспективами новых идентичностей и вызовами войн памяти

The article is devoted to the results of a sociological survey of participants in the international scientific conference of students and graduate students «Young people's view of the Soviet era: between the prospects of new identities and the challenges of memory wars », organized by the Faculty of History, Political Science and Law of the Moscow Region State University on October 27, 2021. The main methodological optics were the principles sociological survey. The survey was aimed at studying the attitude of modern Russian youth towards the Soviet era. A feature of the sociological study was the high educational level of young people, a deeper knowledge and involvement of respondents in the history of Russia. It is indicated that wars of memory in the post-Soviet space arise precisely because of different interpretations of the history of the Second World War and the Great Patriotic War. The theoretical contribution of the work lies in the fact that the analysis of scientific literature has shown that the wars of memory, their chronology are closely dependent on the characteristics of the processes and stages of the formation of new post-Soviet identities. The conclusions note that in relation to the younger generations to the Soviet era, in the assessment of its figures and events, there are significant changes in comparison with previous periods. The Soviet era as a whole receives more positive assessments, there is a rethinking of the assessment of its leaders. The results of the study allow us to form an idea of today's assessments of the young generations of the Soviet past, trends in the information field that shape the interpretation of history and influence the current processes of identification.

A quarter of a century of cooperation and collaborative research (to the 60th birthday of archaeologist Arkady Ivanovich Korolev)

The paper is devoted to the 60th birthday of Arkadiy Ivanovich Korolev, the dean of the Faculty of History at Samara State University of Social Sciences and Education. It summarizes the results of our collaborative research on the study of monuments from the Neolithic, Eneolithic and Early Bronze Age on the territory of the Western Volga region. These studies began in 1996 during excavations of the Volgapino Eneolithic settlement. During the past years we studied more than a dozen monuments during collaborative expeditions. 20 articles and 2 monographs have been published on the materials of these studies. During these studies the map of Eneolithic monuments distribution in the region was clarified, the periodization and chronology of Volosov and Imerca antiquities was developed, the origin of Imerca culture was established, specific features in the development of Eneolithic groups of the Middle Volga population were revealed, the chronological priority in the development of Eneolithic antiquities of the forest-steppe zone was determined, representative collections of various archaeological materials were received. The long-standing communication with A.I. Korolev has been very useful and productive. During our discussions at conferences and in expeditions common approaches to comprehension and interpretation of archaeological material were developed, which contributed to the effective solution of scientific problems.

Arkadiy Ivanovich Korolev: 60th birthday!

The paper analyzes Arkadiy Ivanovich Korolevs creative career. He was born in a teachers family, worked at an automobile manufacturing company, graduated from the Faculty of History of Kuibyshev State Pedagogical Institute named after V.V. Kuibyshev (currently Samara State University of Social Sciences and Education), and worked as a teacher at school. Since 1985, he has worked his way up from a laboratory assistant at the archaeological research laboratory to the dean of the History Faculty of Samara State University of Social Sciences and Education. Starting from his students life, he became interested in research work. He conducted archaeological excavations in the republics of Bashkortostan, Mari El, Chuvashia, Mordovia, as well as Astrakhan, Volgograd, Penza, Tambov, Ryazan, Moscow, Tyumen, Ulyanovsk and other regions. His scientific interest is the study of the Volga region during the Stone Age. He studied the monuments of the Mesolithic, Neolithic, Eneolithic and Bronze Ages. He defended his PhD thesis in 1999. He is a co-author of several monographs on the Eneolithic of the Sura and Moksha interfluve. He has written more than 100 scientific publications and methodological recommendations on various aspects of archaeology. He actively participates in the accomplishment of state tasks and grants. A.I. Korolev is a member of the European Association of Archaeologists, he participates annually in international conferences and has published articles in highly ranked scientific journals. In his tenth year as dean, he continues to conduct archaeological students internships, provides methodological assistance to his students for the preparation of speeches and papers, teaches undergraduates, and provides leadership to graduate students.

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From the Publisher Larry J. Wagenaar, Publisher On August 1, 2021, The Michigan Historical Review (MHR) moved from the Department of History at Central Michigan University (CMU) to the Historical Society of Michigan (HSM). While HSM had been distributing more than ninety percent of the paper copies of The Michigan Historical Review to its members who chose to receive it, and had participated in the journal's editorial committee, moving into the role of publisher was new to the organization. The Michigan Historical Review fits in well within the mission of the Society. HSM focuses on five main mission areas, one of which relates to historical publications. Many MHR readers are familiar with our two popular history magazines, Michigan History and Chronicle. The former is the among the largest circulating state history magazines in the United States. We also publish a curriculum for children titled Michigan History for Kids. Each of these magazines includes a variety of feature articles along with other content and is eagerly awaited by our readers in Michigan and well beyond. While the MHR has changed publishers, we are very pleased that longtime editor Dr. Lane Demas, who is a member of the history faculty at CMU, has agreed to remain as the journal's editor. In recent years, he has been bearing nearly all the load of the journal—from initial author contact and handling book reviews to dealing with the layout and production process of the publication. Now that The Michigan Historical Review is part of HSM Publications, we have added the expertise of our editorial team, which is led by Editor in Chief Emily Allison. In addition, starting in March 2022, all HSM members will be given electronic access to the MHR regardless of whether they also receive the printed journal. As part of the transfer from CMU to HSM, we also sought an assistant editor to help lighten Dr. Demas' load and take over a variety of tasks that were not in the normal domain of a journal editor. We were fortunate that former MHR Assistant Editor Edwin M. Bradley was available and willing to join us. He labored successfully on the journal for nearly half a year but, sadly, passed away suddenly in late January 2022. Much of the work on the issue in your hands right now was completed by Ed, and his passing left a hole in the heart of our editorial team. [End Page v] HSM looks forward to continuing the outstanding tradition and scholarship of The Michigan Historical Review in the years ahead. Please do not hesitate to reach out to me or other members of the editorial team at review@hsmichigan.org with any questions or comments you may have. [End Page vi] Larry J. Wagenaar, Publisher HSM Publications Historical Society of Michigan Copyright © 2022 Historical Society of Michigan

Public History

The traditional history education in China has been challenged ever since the dawn of the twenty first century. This article argues that public history, as an emergent and reflective practice, constitutes an effective intervention into the traditional history education in three significant ways. These three aspects are learnable, but are not easily teachable through mere cosmetic reform of the current historical curriculum; the real changes should come from outside of the established frame of reference, i.e. history teachers with public history knowledge and skills. With an in-depth analysis of three national public history faculty training programs (2014-2019), the article further suggests that public history provides new direction in teaching the past in China.