Academician S. L. Tikhvinsky The year 1984 was marked by a number of major events in the socio-political life of the country. It was marked by the implementation of the decisions of the XXVI Congress of the CPSU, the June (1983) and other Plenums of the Central Committee of the CPSU, which opened an important stage in the development of research in the field of social sciences, the activation of the activities of research teams and each scientist individually. All-Union scientific and practical Conference "Improvement of developed socialism and ideological work of the Party in the light of the decisions of the June (1983) Plenum of the Central Committee of the CPSU", national discussion and adoption of the draft of the Central Committee of the CPSU on school reform, the resolution of the Central Committee of the CPSU on the 40th anniversary of the Victory of the Soviet people in the Great Patriotic War of 1941-1945, on the 80th anniversary of the Victory of the Soviet people in the Great Patriotic War of 1941-1945, on the 80th anniversary of the Victory of the Soviet people in the Great Patriotic War of 1941-1945, on the 80th anniversary of the Victory of the Soviet people in the Great Patriotic War of 1941-1945. the revolutions of 1905-1907 in Russia were a true reference point in the work of Soviet social scientists. In order for the ideas contained in these and other party documents to be implemented in practical matters, it was necessary to mobilize creative potential and activate scientific research. The party's demand to increase the importance of social sciences in solving practical problems of improving a developed socialist society also applies directly to historical science. Its ideological, political and educational role is especially great. This is due both to the internal needs of the progress of our society and to the unprecedented aggravation of the international situation and the ideological struggle on the world stage. At a time when imperialism, wh ... Читать далее