The policy of the government of Alexander III in soviet history textbooks for higher education
https://doi.org/10.18384/2310-676X-2022-2-115-120
Abstract
Aim. To determine the peculiarities of the interpretation of the domestic and foreign policy of the Russian Empire during the reign of Alexander III in university textbooks on national history of the Soviet and post-Soviet (1990s) periods.
Methodology. The authors have made comparative analysis of the texts of Soviet and contemporary national history textbooks for higher education, concerning the assessment of various aspects of Alexander III’s domestic and foreign policy.
Results. The authors have empirically tested the influence on the assessment of the domestic and foreign policy of the government of Alexander III, the nature and depth of the presentation of the historical material according to the ideological situation characteristic of the time of compiling university textbooks on Russian history.
Research implications. The factors influencing the assessment of Alexander III’s domestic and foreign policy in university textbooks of the Soviet and modern periods, as well as the depth of the historical material presented in them, are determined.
About the Authors
M. I. Gorlov
Moscow Region State University
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Mikhail I. Gorlov – Senior Lecturer, Department of Teaching Methods of Fine and Decorative Arts
Mytishchi
Yu. I. Mezentseva
Moscow Region State University
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Julia I. Mezentseva – Cand. Sci. (Education), Assoc. Prof., Departmentally Head, Department of Methods of Teaching Fine and Decorative Arts
Mytishchi
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