Understanding soviet historiography on the causes of the American Civil War
https://doi.org/10.18384/2310-676X-2023-3-106-117
Abstract
Aim. To analyze the problem of revealing the causes of the American Civil War (1861–1865) in the works of the Soviet historians.
Methodology. The article considers the issues devoted to the scientific analysis of historians’ views on the problems of the causes of the second American revolution and the change in the perception of topics and the evolution of approaches (from the early 1920s to 1991) of the Soviet scientists The main subject of the work is the application of multifactorial content analysis: economic, social, political and ideological factors. The methodological basis of the study was the use of such methods as comparative-historical, historical-typological, problem-chronological.
Results. The conclusions obtained by the Soviet historians who studied the causes of the Civil War in the United States (1861–1865) are debatable, but at the same time are fully confirmed by the modern historical community.
Research implications. The work carried out can be used by researchers on the issues of the Civil War in the USA (1861–1865) to fully understand the essence of the conflict.
About the Authors
P. V. Teterin
State University of Education; Financial University under the Government of the Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Pavel V. Teterin – Cand. Sci. (History), Assoc. Prof., Department of General History, Archeology and Methodology of Historical Science; Department of Humanities
ul. Very Voloshinoi 24, Mytishchi 141014, Moscow Region
Leningradsky pr-kt 49/2, Moscow 125167
G. A. Kosarev
State University of Education
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Georgy A. Kosarev – Master’s student, Faculty of History, Political Science and Law
ul. Very Voloshinoi 24, Mytishchi 141014, Moscow Region
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