Historical, Philosophical, Political and Law Sciences, Culturology and Study of Art. Issues of Theory and Practice. Tambov: Gramota, 2016. № 7. Part 1. P. 110-112.
HEURISTIC POTENTIAL OF MEMOIRS IN HISTORICAL RESEARCH
Pashkovskaya Tat'yana Grigor'evna
Nosov Magnitogorsk State Technical University
Abstract. The article analyzes memoirs literature in terms of its use in contemporary historical research. The focus is on the analysis of the problem of the interference of historical memory and the process of creating memoirs. The paper considers the mechanisms of historical memory change: memories, reflections and oblivion. The author makes conclusions about the high heuristic potential of memories despite their immanent subjectivity. It is proved that memoirs can become an important source for research in the framework of intellectual history and the history of everyday life.
Key words and phrases: мемуары, исторический источник, историческое исследование, воспоминания, методология истории, memoirs, historical source, historical research, reminiscences, methodology of history
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