Aim. To consider the modern value and political agenda of modern world development from the ideological positions of the majority of humanity.

Methodology. Dialogue of representatives of different civilizations on the current agenda of world development. Dialogue format as a basis for the formation of an integrated position of the world majority.

Results. A statement is made of the coincidence of the positions of representatives of different civilizations, which gives grounds for asserting the possibility of forming a single position of the world majority on the basis of traditional spiritual and moral values. The conclusion is drawn about the imposition by the globalist minority of values and views dissonant from the standpoint of each of the civilizations.

Research implication. The possibility of intercivilizational dialogue on the platform of traditional spiritual and moral values is demonstrated. Conceptual foundations for the formation of an international social movement of the majority of humanity are developed.

Aim. To identify the features of the application of the frontier concept for research into the events of the annexation of the Lena region to the Russian state in the 17th century by service people.

Methodology. The analysis of works by Russian historians devoted to the study of the history of colonization of Siberia and North-East Asia, considering this process from the position of the frontier concept, was carried out. The method of comparative analysis of sources was applied, a large volume of documentary, historiographic and folklore materials was studied.

Results. Based on the study of various approaches to the application of the frontier concept to the study of various aspects of the multidimensional process of the annexation of Siberian and north-eastern lands by Russian people, the author found that the frontier concept remains in demand in this area of historical research since it helps to reveal additional aspects of the socio-cultural interaction of newcomers and indigenous peoples. The author concludes that, in the context of the development of significant spaces by Russian service people, it is advisable to study the emerging “mental boundaries” – territorial frontiers around forts and winter quarters, which were strongholds for the colonization of the region located along the largest rivers of Northeast Asia.

Research implications. Considering the scale and speed of movement of detachments of service people deep into the north-eastern lands, the author substantiates the use of the term “movable frontier” and reveals the reasons for the peaceful nature of interaction in the frontier space of Russian pioneers with the Yakuts.

Aim. To analyze the social and political activity of the clergy during the period of Duma parliamentarism on the materials of the territories of the Irkutsk Governor-General (1906–1912).

Methodology. The researcher identified, studied and analyzed documents from regional and federal archives characterizing the electoral process in the region. The research also involved periodical materials covering the course of the electoral process and its features. First of all, these are the Yenisei, Irkutsk and Trans-Baikal “diocesan gazettes”, as well as materials from private periodicals. The research is based on historical-comparative and historical-biographical methods.

Results. The author identifies the main models of the “near-Duma” activity of the regional clergy in the specified period. The analysis of the typological features of the clergy’s communication with parishioners as potential participants in the electoral process is carried out. The differentiation of models of involvement of regional clergy in social-political processes is substantiated, which, on the one hand, manifested itself in their popularization of the idea of parliamentary dialogue with the authorities, and on the other, encouraged representatives of this social stratum to membership and active participation in the activities of left-wing political organizations.

Research implications. The author introduces into scientific circulation archival sources which characterize the ideological and political views of the regional clergy, as well as the tactical and strategic features of building relationships with political opponents. The study summarizes and conceptualizes the problem of the participation of regional clergy in the electoral process.

Aim. To describe and analyze the relationship between N. A. Semashko, the leadership and professors of the First Moscow State University on the reform of higher medical education, the internal structure of the faculty and the distribution of material resources.

Methodology. An analysis was conducted on the published studies on the history of the Department of Social Hygiene of the First Moscow State University, the Clinic of social and occupational diseases and the Institute of social hygiene. The source base was the records of medical universities and government health authorities, preserved in the funds of the Moscow Central State Archive and the Russian State Archive.

Results. The relationship between N. A. Semashko, the leadership and the professorship of the First Moscow State University were of a heterogenous nature. A dubious attitude towards pedagogical activities and the preventive bias of the People’s Commissar prevailed among clinicals. N. A. Semashko had to compromise and use the resources of his own People’s Commissariat.

Research implications. The experience of interaction between government bodies and universities in the development of higher medical education in the 1920s is analysed and updated.

Aim. To identify the main characteristic features, peculiarities and trends in the development of historical research in the Soviet and modern periods of the history of the Great Patriotic War.

Methodology. Based on the analysis of a significant body of published literature on the war, an attempt is being made to identify the characteristic features of the national historiography of the Great Patriotic War from the second half of the 1940s, the influence of various factors on its formation. The conducted research was based on the principle of historicism, the principle of partisanship (in the analysis of historical and other publications of the Soviet period), historical-genetic, comparative-historical methods, and the method of retrospective analysis were used.

Results. The analysis of scientific and memoir published works made it possible to identify a number of features and the main problems of studying the history of the Great Patriotic War in the Soviet and modern periods, to identify some factors that influenced the formation of characteristic features of the study and publication of publications about the Great Patriotic War.

Research implications. The results obtained in the course of the conducted research can be used in educational activities, be the basis for subsequent scientific understanding of the problems of studying the history of the Great Patriotic War.

Aim. To identify and compare the estimates given on the state and renewal of the judicial system of the Russian Empire at the beginning of the 20^th century in modern Russian historiography (2013–2023)

Methodology. The study of historiographical sources presented in scientific monographs, articles, reviews, materials of conferences and “round tables” is carried out in full accordance with the principles of historical objectivity. The comprehensive analysis characterizes the judicial system in the Russian Empire of the early 20^th century (presented in the studies of modern historians) as a unique state phenomenon, as well as the review of its evolution determined by the peculiarities of political and social-economic life.

Results. The article compares the positions of domestic researchers on the main problems of the evolution of the judicial system in the Russian Empire in the early twentieth century. It is revealed that the main of these positions and related problems are debatable and still have not lost their relevance.

Research implications. The main standpoints of the leading Russian researchers that can be used in studying historiography of the social-political life of the Russian Empire at the beginning of the 20th century are comprehensively analyzed.

Aim. Based on the analysis of the National History Curriculum and the work curricula of British schools, to get an idea of the process of teaching history in British state schools.

Methodology. The article focuses on the National Curriculum of Great Britain (History Programmes of Study) and the History curricula of some public schools from the point of view of the implementation of the National Curriculum. The key method is the comparative one. It allows to identify the main tendencies, similarities and differences in the practice of teaching history in British schools.

Results. The analysis reveals general tendencies in the organization of historical education in state schools in the UK, and also shows their insufficient elaboration of school curricula in terms of the detail of the topics, time frames and methods of the educational process.

Research implications. The results show the need for further study of educational content to the full to obtain a complete picture of the implementation of historical education in British schools as the key aspect of shaping worldview of the younger generation.

Aim. To analyse the assessments of the Comintern policy by German historians at the present stage (since the early 1990s).

Methodology. Publications devoted to the activities of the Comintern that fit the specified criteria were studied, several groups of researchers were formed depending on their assessments: the opinions are arranged in accordance with the internal logic of the article.

Results. The analysis showed that the majority of German historians believe that the Comintern actively interfered in the internal affairs of the German Communist Party: this was manifested during the events of March 1921 and October 1923, as well as during the implementation of the “class against class” tactics. On the other hand, a number of researchers come to the conclusion that the ultra-left policy of the GCP was initiated “from below”; during the years of implementing the “class against class” tactics, the GCP took a number of measures without coordinating them with the Comintern.

 Research implications. For the first time, the research material on this topic has been summarized. The problems of studying the relationship of the Comintern with the communist parties (mainly the Communist Party of Germany) have been updated.

Aim. To prove and confirm the important role of Sino-Russian humanistic cooperation on the examples of thematic years and to trace promising directions of its development.

Methodology. The study is based on comparative analysis of official documents, experts’ opinions, media materials and sociological surveys of public opinion on the issues of humanistic cooperation between the Russian Federation and the PRC.

Results. Holding humanistic events, such as cultural exchanges within the Thematic Years of China and Russia, contributes to building a positive image of the states, establishing mutual trust between the peoples and developing humanistic diplomacy.

Research implications. The results of the research contribute to the study of Sino-Russian humanistic diplomacy. From the practical point of view, the results of the conducted analysis are useful in formulating effective policies for bringing peoples closer together, building positive state image and enhancing soft power.