Journal’s content № 3 2026
Actual theme: Experience of reforms in school history education
A.V. Lubkov, M.V. Novikov, Luo Ailin. Reforming school history education in China.
This article examines the current stage of cooperation between China and Russia in the field of history education. The focus is on an analysis of updated state standards and a series of school history textbooks (for grades VII-IX), revealing their ideological, methodological (Marxist-materialist), and competency-based foundations.
Keywords: reform of historical education, school history textbook, historical and cultural standard, competency-based approach, history teaching method.
E.E. Vyazemsky. The reform of school historical education in the USSR during the period of Perestroika as a stage of transition from the Soviet to the post-Soviet system of history education.
This article is devoted to the reform of school history education in the USSR during the period of Perestroika. The reform of historical education is considered as a stage of transition from the Soviet to the post-Soviet system of historical education.
Keywords: reforms, school history education, period of Perestroika.
History and Society
A.S. Bozhich. On the nature of the anti-alcohol riots of 1858-1859.
The article focuses on the little-known events in Russian history in the 19th century: the drinking riots of 1858 — 1859, which were directed against the arbitrariness of vodka tax collectors and local authorities. The article analyzes the causes and consequences of these events.
Keywords: wine bayout, peasants, burghers, riots, landlords, local authorities.
V.L. Danoyan. Class self-government of Nizhny Novgorod in the 16th-17th centuries.
The article studies the activities of local estate self-government bodies in the 16th-17th centuries using Nizhny Novgorod as an example. It analyzes the formation and work of zemstvo bodies — zemstvo, tavern and customs huts, as well as their members — zemstvo elders, kissers and others, both meeting the interests of city residents and aimed at satisfying state interests — performing various state duties and collecting various taxes.
Keywords: estates, labial elders, zemstvo hut, customs, taxes, Kuzma Minin,
M.V. Semikolenov. The Problem of Solving the Peasant Question in the Second Half of the 18th Century and the First Half of the 19th Century.
In this article, the author analyzes attempts to solve the peasant issue in the second half of the 18th century and the first half of the 19th century. Throughout this period, the issue of abolishing serfdom was raised during all the reigns. Many of those in power, with their liberal views, sought to understand the attitude of the ruling class towards this issue. Not all members of the nobility were in favor of maintaining serfdom. In fact, many of them proposed projects that called for granting private property to the peasants. Realizing the need to abolish serfdom, the rulers were forced to take half-measures and negotiate with the nobility. As a result, laws were passed during this period that weakened serfdom, but did not significantly impact its abolition.
Keywords: peasants, land, property, nobles, serfdom, power, landlords, state peasants, legislation, reforms.
V.A. Chernyshev. Ego-documents of the Petrograd intelligentsia as a source for studying the prerequisites and initial stage of the February Revolution of 1917.
The article analyzes the perception of the preconditions and initial stage of the February Revolution of 1917 by the Petrograd intelligentsia based on egodocuments-diaries and letters created during the events. The study covers the social portrait of the authors (writers, artists, scholars with various political views-from monarchists to socialists), their ideas about the causes of the revolution, the chronology of February events (February 23-28), assessments of the nature of the revolution, and emotional models of perception. It was found that the intelligentsia emphasized political factors, practically ignoring the economic crisis that became the immediate catalyst for events. Most did not realize the revolutionary scale of what was happening until February 26-27. Characteristic features were ambivalence of emotions (hope and fear), intellectual escapism, and social detachment, reflecting the distance between the intelligentsia and the people.
Keywords: The February revolution of 1917, Petrograd intelligentsia, egodocuments, emotional perception, prerequisites of revolution, World War I.
Methodic
I.V. Krutova. Homework in the history and social studies teaching system in modern schools.
The article substantiates the importance of homework as an integral component of the process of teaching history and social studies at school. The author examines the reasons for the diverse attitudes towards homework in society and offers methodological recommendations for the proper organization of students’ homework.
Keywords: homework, Federal State Educational Standard, methodological recommendations.
D.I. Rozhdestvensky. Organizational and methodological conditions for the effectiveness of the thematic lesson «Man and War» in the school museum.
At the organizational and scientific and methodological levels, the author analyzes the conditions for the effectiveness of the thematic lesson «Man and War» in the school museum, tested in the process of purposeful experimental activities. The concept of «hematic lesson» is generalized and used in accordance with the requirements of the Federal State Educational Standard for comprehensive results of historical education. The content of the original educational lesson in the school museum is considered in the context of the values of the Historical and Cultural Standard (ICS), formulated in the section «The Great Patriotic War. 1941-1945» and taking into account the urgency of the task of educating the historical memory of modern schoolchildren.
Keywords: the Great Patriotic war, «man and war», historical memory, thematic lesson, school museum.
T.A. Emaletdinov, S.A. Nagornaya, E.M. Tekutyeva. The game «What is a person?» in a social studies lesson.
The article offers materials of the board game on social studies «What is a person?» The article substantiates the relevance of using gaming technologies in the educational process to increase motivation and involvement of students. Examples of game situations aimed at consolidating theoretical knowledge and developing practical skills necessary for understanding the complex and multifaceted nature of man are given. In conclusion, it is emphasized that the developed board game is an effective tool for studying social studies, contributing to the formation of an active civic position and the development of students’ intellectual abilities.
Keywords: reform of historical education, school history textbook, historical and cultural standard, competency-based approach, history teaching methods.
Young scientists’ works
P.A. Novoselov. The labor movement and the Gendarmerie in 1905 (based on materials from the Perm province).
The assessment of the readiness of the gendarmerie of the Russian Empire for counterrevolutionary activities at the beginning of the XX century and the specifics of the Perm provincial gendarmerie management in 1905 is given, the chronicle of the revolutionary movement of Perm workers in 1905 is traced, the problems of the effectiveness of countering the bodies of the political police, in particular the Perm provincial gendarmerie management, the revolutionary labor movement in Perm province in 1905 are analyzed. Based on the analysis of archival materials and the chronology of events, it is concluded that the Perm provincial Gendarmerie Department is not effective in matters of anti-revolutionary struggle and is unable to act independently due to insufficient personnel training and a small number of staff.
Keywords: revolution, worker, gendarmerie, political police, Perm province, factory, provincial administration, gendarmerie department.
O.I. Smirdov. Conscription debates in Canada (second half of the 1930s).
The article examines the impact over military conscription in Canada on the formation of the Dominion’s foreign policy position amid the crisis of the Versailles-Washington system of international relations. As the world became increasingly militarized and the previous system of international diplomacy collapsed, the issue of conscription grew more urgent. The Canadian government, led by Prime Minister Mackenzie King, had to consider public opinion and balance between polar perspectives to avoid undermining national unity. The Canadian leadership aimed to avoid direct involvement in overseas conflicts to prevent repeating the mobilization and deployment issues experienced in World War I.
Keywords: British Empire, Canada, сonscription, interwar period, dominions.
A.A. Nabokov. The formation and development of film distribution in the Arkhangelsk North in the first third of the 20th century.
The article is devoted to a little-studied page of regional history — the formation and the first years of the development of film distribution in the Arkhangelsk North. The chronological framework of the study covers the events of the first third of the 20th century. During this period, cinemas for the general public appeared on the territory of the Arkhangelsk North, and cinema became an important part of people’s daily lives. The study examines issues related to the development of the cinema network, the management of the film distribution system, technical equipment, accessibility of cinemas for residents of the North, and the role of cinema in the lives of northerners.
Keywords: film distribution, Arkhangelsk North, Soviet cinema, film productions.