The concept of historical knowledge: Russian and Western points of view

The theoretical significance of the article lies in the novelty of an interdisciplinary, integrated technosocial humanitarian outlook on historical research. According to the authors, the best way to overcome bias is adherence to principles; a person must inspire and justify trust: this requirement is true for both a forensic expert and a scientist. Identifying the prerequisites for “incorrect” interpretation of historical events, the authors compares legal, forensic and philosophical approaches. The practical significance of the study lies in the fact that the material of the article can be used in the pedagogical process, and a comparison of fundamental and applied disciplines will help history majors to sort out professional and worldview issues, and teach them to distinguish between the eternal and the vain-trendy, the ideological and the tendentious. History, the authors believes, is about the eternally alive, and not about the outdated things.

history, philosophy, trace evidence, comparative studies.