Actual theme: Artificial intelligence and history lessons in modern schools
P.N. Smirnova. How can artificial intelligence be used to develop creative thinking in the school history course?
This article describes three practices for using AI in a thematic context for integrating creative thinking into a history course. AI serves as an assistant in creating stylized text, as a «cultural tool» in «dialogue» with students, and as a teacher’s assistant in assessing students overall performance. The author places particular emphasis on developing a culture of prompting, which is necessary for consciously managing cognitive and communication processes in the digital environment.
Keywords: artificial intelligence, creative thinking, prompting, expertise and diagnostics
M.S. Ruzhnikov, A.N. Erinkova. Using artificial intelligence technologies in the development of digital educational resources for teaching history in schools.
This article examines the potential of using artificial intelligence technologies to develop digital educational resources for history teaching in schools. Particular attention is paid to the methodological aspects of creating digital teaching materials using AI tools. Key implementation challenges are identified: insufficient digital literacy among teachers, the high cost of specialized software, and issues related to the reliability of generated content. Practical solutions are proposed, including criteria for selecting AI tools and a system for multi-level verification of teaching materials.
Keywords: history lesson, artificial intelligence technologies, blended learning, digital educational resources.
History and Society
F.A. Seleznev, B.L. Ginzburg, O.P. Morozova. Balakhna or Nizhny Novgorod? On the birthplace of Kuzma Minin.
The article deals with the debatable issue of the origin of Kuzma Minin, one of the main organizers of the Nizhny Novgorod militia of 1611-1612. The authors analyze the main versions existing in historiography: Nizhny Novgorod, Novgorod and Balakhna. Based on the study of sinodiks, scribe books and other sources, a new argumentation is proposed in favor of the Balakhna origin of Minin’s father — Mina Redozubov. Special attention is paid to genealogical connections reflected in the commemorative records and to the nickname «Sukhoruk», which could have replaced the ancestral family name.
Keywords: Kuzma Minin, Balakhna, Nizhny Novgorod, Time of Troubles, genealogy, sinodiks, scribe books, Mina Redozubov.
Yu.A. Sorokin, T.A. Belova, A.L. Britskaya, A.A. Kozlova. Favoritism as a socio-cultural and political phenomenon during the period of absolutism.
Favoritism is a phenomenon that emerged in the late Middle Ages and early modern period, but still persists in modern society. According to the generally accepted understanding, favoritism is a partiality toward a favorite, on the one hand, and a desire to exploit one’s privileged position for one’s own benefit, on the other. What explains the emergence and persistence of this phenomenon? Firstly, the king initially needed people willing to share the burdens of governing the state, the weight of power and responsibility. Secondly, in the era of absolutism, the state became identified with the monarch, with service to him taking on the appearance of a cult. Thirdly, favoritism and favorites evoked mixed feelings among contemporaries, ranging from envy to hatred. The article notes that there were periods in history when the emergence of favorites was entirely justified, for example, during the minority, illness, or insolvency of the sovereign, but in most cases, they emerged as part of the system of absolutist government, both in European countries and in Russia. As is well known, Catherine the Great is credited with the greatest number of favorites in Russian history, but not all researchers agree with this assertion, and authors present different positions on this matter. The 19th century changed the history of favoritism, because once the bureaucratic apparatus was formed and its structure was established, favorites no longer had the opportunity to intervene and influence the sovereign’s policies as they had previously. However, overall, the phenomenon itself has proven remarkably resilient, persisting even in modern society.
Keywords: favoritism, «enlightened absolutism», favorite, sovereign, nepotism, cronyism, protectionism.
N.N. Lydin. The problem of World War II chronology and including the Asian theater of operations in it.
In modern historiography, there are various approaches to defining the chronological framework of World War II. The traditional historical school connect its beginning with Germany’s attack on Poland on September 1, 1939. At the same time, other points of view can be found, according to which the war began much earlier — with Japan’s full-scale invasion of China in July 1937 or even in 1931. This article analyzes the arguments of proponents of different positions, including military-strategic, political, and economic aspects. It examines the contemporary coverage of this issue in educational literature and periodicals.
Keywords: World War II, dating, Second Sino-Japanese war, historiography.
Methodic
M.V. Vinogradova, P.S. Yurchenko. Online Communities of History Teachers in light of the Genesis of Civil Society.
In this article, the authors propose their own definition and typology of online communities of teachers. The article lists the reasons for their popularity in the professional community of history teachers. The article concludes that online communities should be viewed as a recognized institution of civil society, fulfilling expert, informational, and oversight functions.
Keywords: social networks, online communities, history teaching, state final examination, digitalization of education.
Yu.V. Druzhinina, E.F. Bekhtenova. The study of historical figures of the 1920s-1930s in school education through the medium of Soviet narrative carpets.
The article presents a range of approaches to the use of Soviet narrative carpets of the 1920s-1930s from the collection of the State Central Museum of Contemporary History of Russia as visual historical sources in the study of this period of Soviet history. The carpet is examined as a complex historical source combining traditional folk ornamental motifs with the official ideological canon of the Soviet state. The article proposes a framework for carpet analysis together with a set of educational tasks aimed at developing students’ understanding of the mechanisms underlying the construction of the cult of personality and the Sovietisation of culture.
Keywords: historical source, history of the USSR, visual source, history teaching methodology, narrative carpet, cult of personality, korenizatsiya, Socialist Realism.
N.I. Parshova. Historical map: how to teach schoolchildren to read space?
This article addresses the development of cartographic literacy in history lessons. The author offers a system of practical techniques, including an algorithm for addressing common errors, a universal step-by-step guide to reading historical maps, visualization methods, mnemonic techniques, associative images for memorizing boundaries by century, game-based tasks, and problematic cases. The material is based on methods tested by the author and is aimed at preparing for exams and competitions and enhancing cognitive interest.
Keywords: cartographic literacy, historical geography, spatial thinking, preparation for the Unified State Exam and Basic State Exam, history teaching methods.
Smart workbooks for independent student learning: the didactic potential of the «Repetigr» service in history lessons.
This article analyzes the didactic potential of the «Repetigr» service (published by «Prosveshchenie») as a digital component of smart history workbooks for grades 5-6. It examines the service’s structure, the typology of tasks (from reproductive to analytical), and motivational mechanisms, and demonstrates the connection between the didactic model and the learning outcomes requirements of the Federal State Educational Standard.
Keywords: workbook, «Repetigr» service, independent work.
Young scientists’ works
G.I. Kudryavtsev. Cultural Diplomacy of the USSR in the CMEA Countries in 1949-1953.
In the early postwar years, with the onset of the Cold War, the Soviet Union attempted to extend its cultural influence, including to pro-Soviet countries. This article will examine the methods and goals of Soviet cultural diplomacy during the early years of the Council for Mutual Economic Assistance, the first integration association of Eastern European states.
Keywords: cultural diplomacy, CMEA, soviet specialists, VOKS.
D.A. Krysin. The State Council of Chuvashia of the first convocation and the religious issue in the context of national.
This article analyzes the religious situation in the Chuvash Republic in the 1990s. Based on archival documents and published materials, it describes the most acute period of the spread of so-called «new religious movements». The situation in the region is examined against the backdrop and context of the national situation. This scholarly publication examines the religious dimension of the State Council of the Chuvash Republic during its first convocation. The religious issue was raised by the State Council Committee on Culture, Education, Science, Interethnic Relations, Information Policy, and Communications. The article provides an overview of the language and ethnic issues. The issue of «freedom of religion» occupies a central place, prompting Archbishop Barnabas (Kedrov), head of the Cheboksary-Chuvash Diocese, to appeal to the State Council of the Chuvash Republic. In his address, the archbishop notes that «the Republic has become the target of massive missionary activity by foreign preachers». Thus, the article examines the pressing issue of the religious situation in the Chuvash Republic in the 1990s.
Keywords: Chuvash Republic, State Council of the Chuvash Republic, freedom of religion, state confessional policy, Chuvash national movement, Chuvash national religion, Archbishop Barnabas (Kedrov) of Cheboksary and Chuvashia.
A.A. Lazutin. Problems of Housing and Construction Cooperation Development in the USSR: A Regional Aspect (Based on the Turkmen SSR).
This article examines the causes of the slow development of housing construction cooperatives in the Turkmen SSR based on the materials of a 1987 inspection conducted by the USSR Committee of People’s Control. The study analyzes both all-Union factors related to the functioning of the Soviet system of administration and construction, and regional characteristics of the republic, including underdeveloped engineering infrastructure, an insufficient construction base, and the specific features of cooperative housing construction.
Keywords: Soviet housing policy, housing construction cooperatives, housing construction.
M.S. Ilyin, A.V. Khorosheva. The collapse of the USSR and its impact on Russian football.
The article examines the impact of the disintegration processes in the USSR in the second half of the 1980s and the early 1990s on Russian football. In the course of the study it has been established that football became an instrument of political struggle, in which the republican authorities used it to demonstrate their political independence from the union centre. In particular, the withdrawal of the Georgian and Baltic football teams from the single USSR football championship in 1989-1990 preceded the official secession of Georgia and the Baltic states from the USSR. After the collapse of the Soviet Union, the Russian football and political authorities repeatedly made attempts to create a single football space on the territory of the CIS based on new principles. However, this process was hindered by the fears of the local elites and the radicalism of football fans, despite the economic and sporting potential of such cooperation.
Keywords: sovereignty, independence, separatism, democratization, Soviet football, integration, post-Soviet space.
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