POWER/MYTH/HISTORIOGRAPHY : ONCE AGAIN ABOUT THE NECESSITY OF COMPARISON IN HISTORICAL RESEARCH
The article deals with the problem of revision of the views and interpretations of the Russian history “hot” topics, based on non-scientific political and emotional factors, which is one of the manifestations of the society historical consciousness crisis. Particular attention is given to reduction of the level of critical attitude towards historical information caused by the spread of the Internet. On the example of the character of Ivan the Terrible it shows the necessity and possibility of findings’ verification in a situation of insufficient source base by successive application of historical-comparative method. Identifies the main methodological criteria to select objects and data sources for historical-comparative study.
Keywords: early modern times, Ivan IV the Terrible, monarchy, historiography, historical-comparative method
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Issue: 2, 2015
Series of issue: Issue 2
Rubric: SOURCE AND HISTORIOGRAPHY
Pages: 84 — 91
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