Aim. The article is devoted to the analysis of methodological, didactic and ideological challenges associated with the study and teaching of the history of the Second World War in the modern information and political context. Special attention is paid to the problems of preserving historical truth, countering falsifications, as well as the role of education in shaping national memory and identity.
Methodology. The research is based on comparative historical and discursive analysis, as well as on the study of domestic and foreign educational materials, scientific publications and public statements. The authors apply an interdisciplinary approach combining historiographical analysis, political science expertise and pedagogical assessment.
Results. The key challenges faced by historical science and education have been identified: the methodological crisis in the context of information warfare, the politicization of historical language, ethical difficulties in teaching in the current political narrative, and the need to update pedagogical approaches. Using the Battle of Stalingrad as an example, differences in national historical narratives are shown. This article analyzes Western liberal interpretations of the Second World War, aiming to revise the role of the USSR and equate the Soviet regime with Nazi Germany.
Research implication. This work contributes to the development of historical research methods in the digital era and suggests ways to modernize history education and teacher training. The findings can be applied to educational programs, popular science content creation, and strategies for protecting historical memory against hybrid threats.

Aim. This study examines the location characteristics of certain provincial and district institutions of the Russian Empire (also known as "prisutstvennye mesta") during the pre-reform period, using the example of Moscow Province.
Methodology. The research analyzes materials from the Russian State Historical Archive and the Central State Archive of Moscow, as well as address calendars of Moscow residents. The work is based on a set of scientific principles and methods, among which the historical-genetic, historical-comparative, historical-typological, and historical-systems methods are particularly noteworthy.
Results. The analysis revealed that in the first half of the 19th century, state institutions often faced a lack of suitable premises for their operations. One of the reasons for this was the large-scale reforms in public administration taking place during this period, which significantly expanded the bureaucratic apparatus. Consequently, the issue of space was often addressed by placing institutions in rented premises that lacked proper convenience and functionality or by receiving visitors at the officials' residences, which inevitably affected the proper functioning of these institutions.
Research implications. By shedding light on the spatial organization of provincial and district institutions of the Russian Empire in the first half of the 19th century, this research contributes to the study of the history of state institutions in Russia.

Aim. The historical reconstruction of the main events in the process of establishing the cultural and educational organization “Shkolnaya Pomoshch’” and the direct involvement of E. K. Breshko-Breshkovskaya in these activities.
Methodology. The study involved an analysis of archival documents, including previously unpublished materials from the collections of the State Archive of the Russian Federation, the Russian State Archive of Socio-Political History, and the Central State Archive of the City of Moscow, to identify information about the “Shkolnaya Pomoshch’” organization and the individuals associated with it.
Results. New factual data about the cultural and educational organization “Shkol’naya Pomoshch’” have been introduced into scholarly discourse. Previously unknown biographical details about E. K. Breshko-Breshkovskaya and other prominent figures of the Russian émigré community in Czechoslovakia have been uncovered.
Research implications. The article presents new materials on the history of Russian emigration in Czechoslovakia, related to various representatives of the populist movement. The research findings can be utilized in further scholarly work aimed at studying the history of Russia in the early 20th century.

Aim. To analyze the journalistic materials of the Moscow Patriarchate Journal dedicated to the Korean War (1950–1953).
Methodology. The key research method was content analysis. The classification of journalistic materials from the Journal of the Moscow Patriarchate dedicated to the Korean War (1950–1953) was carried out; probable censorship restrictions faced by the editorial office when publishing materials about the war were identified; the influence of Soviet state propaganda during the war years on the published materials was analyzed.
Results. It is concluded that the materials of the Journal of the Moscow Patriarchate were subjected to strict censorship, the purpose of which was to use it as a channel of state propaganda. This determined the features of the journalistic materials devoted to the Korean War: a huge number of Soviet state propaganda cliches; a mixture of the Soviet foreign policy agenda with the authors' theological point of view; encouraging the Soviet citizen to recall the horrors of the Great Patriotic War and comparing the American soldier with the German soldier; reflections on peace in Korea were closely linked to the end of the Cold War.
Research implications. An analysis of the journalistic materials published in the Journal of the Moscow Patriarchate on the Korean War revealed that the key topic of concern for the editors and authors was not the description of military operations, but rather the causes of the war, the images of the opposing sides, the war crimes committed by the American forces, and reflections on the future of the world.

Aim. To identify the foundations for the emergence and conditions of the development of cultural diplomacy as a system during the Khrushchev’s «thaw» and to assess its effectiveness as a tool for foreign policy interaction between two opposing systems within the framework of the policy of «peaceful coexistence».
Methodology. Content analysis was the primary research method. Leading Soviet and American periodicals – Vechernyaya Moskva, Moskovskaya Pravda, Izvestia, and The New York Times – were analyzed. Researcher’s views on the phenomenon of Soviet cultural diplomacy were also analyzed. The following research methods were used in the work: synthesis, generalization, and narrative methods.
Results. The subjective and objective foundations for the development of a cultural diplomacy system in the USSR were identified, and the initial experiences of cultural exchanges in key areas of the emerging Soviet-American cultural diplomacy were analyzed. This allowed us to assess the effectiveness of cultural diplomacy as a tool of foreign policy cooperation.
Research implications lies in the contribution of the study to the academic understanding of cultural diplomacy as an instrument of the USSR's soft power and its characteristics during the Khrushchev’«thaw», as well as in the relevance to contemporary realities of assessing the possibilities of cultural dialogue in conditions of international tension.

Aim. To study international experience in the application of artificial intelligence in public administration.
Methodology. The primary research methods used were diachronic and historical-genetic. An analysis of international researchers' views on issues related to the use of artificial intelligence technologies in public administration was conducted. The development of theory and practical application of artificial intelligence technologies were explored.
Results. It was found that foreign authors are focusing on theoretical aspects of artificial intelligence application in public administration, and in particular, the principles of its use. The study explores the practical applications of artificial intelligence, the resulting advantages, and the risks and threats it poses.
Research implications. Clarification of the essence and content of methodological approaches and principles of application of artificial intelligence in public administration, as well as the main directions and features of its practical application.

Aim. To identify the most important foreign policy trends of Canada in modern and contemporary history, their specificity and features.
Methodology. The key method of the study was the historical-comparative method, which contributed to the analysis and comparison of various trends in Canadian foreign policy in the context of the historical era under consideration.
Results. Three interconnected trends in Canadian foreign policy were identified and characterized, each of which consistently reflects its essential content. It has been proven that the above trends were formed under the influence of the French-Canadian issue, the foreign policy values of the British Empire and the Statute of Westminster of 1931. It has been concluded that the existing foreign policy trends have ensured Canada's independence in the international arena.
Research implications. The results of the study can be used in forming a strategy for Russian-Canadian relations at the present stage, and, in particular, possible cooperation with Canada on Arctic issues. The practical significance of the study is associated with the introduction of its results into the educational process as part of the author's work with international relations students at the Institute of International Relations and Political Science at the Russian State University for the Humanities. In addition, the research materials can be used in creating educational and lecture courses on the modern history of Canada.

Aim. To highlight in the classic scientific and educational work "Readings on the History of Western Russia" by M.O. Koyalovich an element of his concept of the historical fate of the Cossacks, associated with the socio-political purpose of the Cossack community.
Methodology. The research is historiographical in nature. The definition of the Cossacks, the circumstances of its origin and the purpose of its existence on national and civilizational grounds are preliminarily formulated. Then the author analyzes the ambivalent nature of the behavior of the Little Russian Cossacks of the XVI–XVII centuries in the named work of M.O. Koyalovich and his return to his true purpose: to serve as a shield from the "Asian element".
Results. The study allows us to conclude that the struggle against the "Asian element" could be adequately carried out only in conditions of unity of the Little Russian Cossacks with Russia.
Research implications. The paper defines the basic attitudes of such a major Russian historian of the 19th century as M. O. Koyalovich regarding the historical role of the Cossacks of Little Russia. The results of the research can be used in the further study of the scientific heritage of M. O. Koyalovich, in popular works on the history of the Cossacks, as well as in higher school courses on historio-
graphy.

Aim. To study the changing approaches to evaluating S. F. Platonov's work in Russian historiography in the twentieth and first quarter of the 19th centuries.
Methodology. The research is based on the materials of a comparative historiographical analysis of assessments of the role and place of Sergei Fedorovich Platonov's work in Russian historiographical science from the second quarter of the twentieth century to the present. In addition to the historiographical method, the study also uses elements of the content analysis method.
Results. The study showed that S. F. Platonov made a fundamental contribution to Russian historical science by offering an innovative interpretation of key phenomena of Russian history, including the Oprichnina of Ivan the Terrible and the Time of Troubles. His approach, based on multifactorial analysis and rigorous source studies, combined political, social and economic perspectives, which set him apart from his contemporaries. Despite the period of oblivion, in the 1980s and 1990s, a rethinking of his legacy began, and today his works are recognized as an example of scientific integrity and pedagogical skill. Platonov not only formed the St. Petersburg historical School, but also influenced the methodology of teaching history, creating one of the best textbooks of his time, relevant even in the post-Soviet era.
Research implications. The research materials can be used by specialists in the field of Russian historiography, teachers of the historiography course in preparation for classes.

Alm. To prove that the system of medical care for the nomads of the region was formed by the beginning of the 19th century. In addition, to confirm that healthcare was one of the directions of Russia's civilizational influence on the nomadic world of Eurasia in the pre-revolutionary period.
Methodology. The research is based on a set of legal sources. The methodological basis for the study was general scientific and socio-historical approaches and methods, which allowed us to consider the problem of organizing medical services in the Turkestan region as part of the general system of military and public administration.
Results. The content of this study acquires an undeniable evidentiary character. It shows that the Russian authorities in the pre-revolutionary period did a lot for the nomadic population of Eurasia in the field of public health.
Research implications. This study is the first to evaluate the imperial healthcare model and helps determine the effectiveness of centralized and decentralized systems. Examples of the territorial organization of a medical network are applicable in the planning of infrastructure in remote areas at the present stage. The article reveals the specifics of the organization of the military medical system in the border regions of the Russian state.

Aim. Identification of the essence and content of discussions about the features of the civilizational approach in the works of Russian researchers of the 19th – early 21st centuries.
Metodology. The research was carried out by analyzing the works of a number of Russian researchers representing various historiographical stages, each of which (and the work of each of the researchers represented) differs in its approaches, generalizations and conclusions. The formulation of the problem led to the application of the principles of historicism, science and objectivity, which provides an understanding of the interrelationship of various factors in the evolution of the development of a civilizational approach in historical science.
Results. The conducted historiographical analysis allows us to conclude that the authors of the reviewed studies, despite significant differences, while agreeing that Russia is a civilizational phenomenon, continue to discuss the most important historiosophical aspects of the characteristics of Russian civilization.
Research implication. This study examines in detail the controversial aspects of domestic research devoted to the analysis of the civilizational approach by representatives of various fields of historical science.