“The Future of Our Past”: Modern trends in historiography and historical research (for the anniversary conference)
https://doi.org/10.28995/2073-6339-2025-5-225-238
Abstract
In 2011, the Russian State University for the Humanities hosted the first All-Russian scientific conference “The Future of Our Past”. The event was organized by the Department of History and Theory of Historical Science. Fourteen years have passed since then, and the conference has become traditional and is held annually. The article explores the topics of the conference, the participants of which discussed and are still discussing the most relevant areas of historical knowledge and its state today. It presents an overview of ten past conferences including their topics and challenges. In different years, “The Future of Our Past” conferences were devoted to updating historical knowledge, teaching history, searching new approaches to studying the past, that includes the history of empires and revolutions, the history of everyday life, the history of memory, the history of science and intellectual history. The article demonstrates the evolution of the conference, which with time has come a long way from a small expert community to a large-scale scientific forum. The article is intended to fellow historians who search new platforms for scientific discussion, to students and young researchers who have just begun their path in science, as well as to everyone interested in the history of RSUH.
About the Authors
E. V. Barysheva
Russian State University for the Humanities
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Elena V. Barysheva, Dr. of Sci. (History), associate professor
6-6, Miusskaya Sq., Moscow,125047
S. S. Novoselskii
Russian State University for the Humanities
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Sergei S. Novoselskii, Cand. of Sci. (History)
6-6, Miusskaya Sq., Moscow, 125047
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Barysheva E.V., Novoselskii S.S. “The Future of Our Past”: Modern trends in historiography and historical research (for the anniversary conference). RSUH/RGGU Bulletin Series "Political Science. History. International Relations". 2025;(5):225-238. (In Russ.) https://doi.org/10.28995/2073-6339-2025-5-225-238
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