The phenomenon of the special relationship in BritishAmerican
politics of the second part of the XX century
also received intensive development in the early XXI
century. In fact, according to conditions of modern
processes of globalization, cooperation between the
United States and Great Britain, as within framework
of NATO and in other international organizations,
became increasingly close. Both States played a
significant role in the international policy, working on
various issues of economy, politics, environment,
culture, etc. Attention is drawn to the forms of
cooperation between the studied States in the
implementation of military initiatives in the Balkans
(1998) and Iraq (2003). These events allowed
characterizing the first and final stages of the
development of relations between the United States
and Britain in the form of «special» in the period of
late XX – early XXI centuries. In the beginning of
XXI century the cooperation between the U.S. and the
UK in reforming NATO, taking into account national
foreign policy strategy of the USA, was an example of
favorable development of bilateral “special
relationship”. For London, the following external
course of the US has remained a higher priority than
for Washington
Current processes in socio-economic life of our
state make contact to the historical experience
accumulated by Russia for centuries. The rapid
development of the state, modernization of all
spheres of public life at the beginning of XXth
century still interfaced with a mass of adverse
events, balking a dynamic development of the
state. In the Siberian upcountry the situation was
exacerbated by a number of “chronic” issues such
as a high percentage of the exiles among the local
society, the total corruption of the bureaucracy, etc.
The article deals with the socio-economic status of
the Yenisei province in the early twentieth century.
Analysing the state of agriculture and individual
industries, existing in the region, it identifies the
challenges that they faced. The author cites some
quantitative characteristics that reveal the real state
of affairs in such crucial sectors of the economy
such as agriculture, animal husbandry. Moreover,
the article marks issues concerning carrier’s trade
and other specific crafts. As a research source was
taken the information provided by the “Siberian
observer” magazine – the edition, which bore
clearly oppositional character and did not have the
goal to put the best face forward the existing
situation in the region, and consequently – the
actions of the local authorities
The authors in the article reveal the highlights of the
history associated with the prehistory of the Great
Patriotic War of 1941 - 1945, its tragical beginning in
the first few months and its further course, up to the
Great Victory in May of 1945. They dwell on the
analysis of the causes of the Second World War and the
Great Patriotic War of the Soviet people against Hitler
Germany. The authors, in spite of liars and forgers,
show who is to blame for their unleashing and clearly
indicate that the Second World War was unleashed by
Hitler, through and in fact with the blessing of Western
powers and especially Britain and France, carried out
the policy of "appeasement" the aggressor, and ended
the Munich Agreement of 1938. The authors pay special
attention to the Treaty of Non-Aggression between
Germany and the USSR, signed on August 23, 1939,
known as the Molotov - Ribbentrop Pact. They argue
that this was a necessary step on the part of the Soviet
Union and that this agreement, Stalin was trying to gain
time and delay the beginning of the war against Nazi
Germany. The authors show that Stalin and the Soviet
leadership were perfectly aware of the fact that on 1
September 1939, Hitler attacked Poland and then it
would be the USSR. Considering the progress, results
and lessons of the Great Patriotic War of 1941-1945, the
authors elaborate and criticize the information
widespread in Western historiography, as well as, first
and foremost, in terms of the Soviet-Russian, lies,
slander and all kinds of insinuations about the Great
Patriotic war
In the context of the problem situation caused by the
territorial limitation of the modern paradigm of
Russian history, the author actualizes the model of a
holistic, in territorial aspect, a nationwide history of
Russia, covering an exceptionally all regions of the
country. In conditions of complex territorial structure
of Russian society, the unity of its history has unique
singularity due to variety of regional contexts of
historical development. Therefore, it is impossible to
understand the uniqueness of civilizational singularity
of Russia fully without learning regional features and
territorial components. Based in it, it is concluded, that
the concept of nationwide Russian history for high
school must have more complete, maybe even total
territorial coverage of historical events and processes
and must point on either great achievements or
negative, dramatic errors, ignoring of which contraries
to the task of creation a tolerant patriotism. In this
way, the author considers the concept of nationwide
history can be a catalyst of modern national idea,
which may be one of the factors the cohesion of
society of strengthening territorial unity and integrity
of Russia
The reasons for the development of Protestantism in
the South of Russia in the late XIX - early XX
centuries are discussed in this article. Standpattism is
spreading among the population of southern Russia.
The ranks of the Protestants were replenished with the
social strata associated with the development of
capitalist relations in town and village. The emergence
and development of Protestantism is an important
feature of capitalization and Europeanization of
Russia. By the beginning of XX century the Baptists
are widely distributed throughout the South of Russia.
In the late XIX - early XX century the process of
converting from Orthodoxy to Protestantism of
Cossacks was observed in the South of Russia. The
article also researches Russian Protestantism – the old
belief. In 1883 it became possible the old believers'
worship. Russian Protestantism gained almost full
rights
The article deals with issues related to the analysis of
the problems of historical and cultural heritage of the
Civil War, namely, the role of war in the development
of architectural and sculptural symbolism in
Krasnodar. It is stated that the historical and cultural
heritage, which is kept properly and is presented
correctly to younger generation, emerges as a
necessary means of regulation and integration of
contemporary Russian society. It is noted that the
monuments of the Civil War and its participants are a
valuable research material for the most complete study
of the problem of historical and cultural heritage. It is
said that a large number of monuments, that have
become an integral part of the appearance of many
cities of our country, are constructed after the war in
the Soviet Union. Several tens of busts, tombstones
and obelisks has been established for died military and
civilians during the war. Krasnodar was a survivor of a
terrible fratricidal war, where the main element acted
Cossacks, was no exception. Memorial monuments
and obelisks of human tragedy become an important
part of life, both the capital of the Kuban and the
entire Krasnodar Territory as a whole. They allow you
to save a vivid memory of the tragedy of the Civil
War. It is emphasized that Civil War monuments play
evident and significant role in the education of the
young growing generation now. The conclusion is that
the architectural and sculptural symbolism of the Civil
War, which is presented in Krasnodar, is multifaceted
and diverse. Today it is one of the most important
elements of patriotic education and the preservation of
the historical memory of a terrible fratricidal war. The
architectural and sculptural symbolism, which has
prevailed since the end of war and the establishment of
Soviet power, carried out and provides a vital link to
the past present and future, it contributes to
maintaining a sense of patriotism and belonging to the human tragedy of our past
The article deals with advocacy, organized with the
help of publications by the Bolsheviks in the 20-ies of
XX century in the Kuban. It is noted that the press has
performed as one of the most important and effective
means and played a huge role in the establishment of
Soviet power in the Cossack region. The central
agency of procurement and distribution of print
"Centropechat" at the Central Executive Committee
occupied the distribution of official media. It is stated
that the content of propaganda and agitation conducted
among the civilian population and in the army was
determined, above all, as the military-political
situation that prevailed in the 20-ies. It is shown that
agitation and propaganda carried out by the military
newspapers and magazines in difficult conditions and
post wartime and the specific tasks were set before the
Soviet propaganda organs. The conclusion is that a
flexible system for the implementation of advocacy
was created during this period. She assumed
deepening cooperation and coordination of all the
means of propaganda and agitation, which made the
Soviet propaganda very successful and effective. The
efforts of awareness-raising structures were aimed at
creating political awareness and stimulating social
activity of the population in this difficult time. The
press acted as one of the most powerful tools used by
the authorities to achieve the consolidation and
integration of society that were the most relevant in
the 20ies
The article is devoted to process of the state
development and emergence of new forms of the
government in the region of the North Caucasus during
the Civil War. The author tells how forms of a political
system and the government in the region after October
revolution of 1917 have changed. He analyzes the
process of emergence of the new military-political
modes and character of a state system in its various
areas. In the article, the political background of
appearance of new forms of statehood and power
organization is also considered. The author equally
investigates the forms of the state life created by
Bolsheviks and their supporters, and the forms of their
political opponents – representatives of the white, antiBolshevist
movement. The author emphasizes that it was
the period of disintegration of traditional Russian
statehood and traditional forms of the organization of the
political power in the region. New options of the state
system which are directly connected with the crisis of
the Russian society in 1917 y. came in the region to
replace the old ones. In some cases, they represented
rather non-standard forms of the organization of the
government, including formation of the Soviet republics
in the territory of the region, appearance of the ataman
power and military dictatorships. On the one hand, they
were based on ethnocultural specifics of regional life,
and on the other hand they were defined by the crisis of
the period of the Civil War
The article deals with the forms of agitation and mass
art, the creation of which was authorized by the
Bolsheviks in the 20ies of the XX century for effective
advocacy activities. It is noted, that agitation and mass
art is one of the most important and effective means of
policies and has played a huge role in the establishment
of Soviet power. Propaganda direction was manifested
in the both of drawing and painting and was aimed at the
formation of a new proletarian thinking in a socialist
society. It is stated, that the content of works of art is
determined, above all, by the military-political situation
that prevailed in the 20-ies. It is shown, that in the works
of art displayed figures of the new revolutionary themes,
events and characters, but also significant presence of
the image of the new man - working men and women,
sailors, soldiers, peasants was traced. Festive decoration
of cities and towns, from the capital to the smallest
provincial towns was filled with agitation and
propaganda content. The conclusion is that artistic and
political design of squares, streets, public buildings
should help to create a festive mood, increase
employment, ideological and socio-political activity of
the workers. In general, new forms of agitation and
propaganda were created through art, by turning the
novelty of content, depth of the emotional impact,
thematic literacy and specificity for the necessary
psychological mood of society during the study period
The article is devoted to source base of Khan-Girey
works. Two types of the sources used by Khan-Girey
are allocated: historical and historiographic. In its turn,
historical sources are conditionally subdivided in
written, material and sources of the oral origin. The
relation of Khan-Girey to the problem of reliability of
sources, the responsibility of authors on the provided
data are considered. It is concluded, that in the works
of Khan-Girey oral sources are predominant, all
others, including historiographical, act as subsidaries.
It is emphasized, that in this period there were only
oral sources, came from the Adyghe environment, all
the others were the evidences of other cultures. The
relation of Khan-Girey to folklore as to a historical
source is revealed. We have identified other types of
oral sources, such as personal knowledge and KhanGirey
memories, and eyewitness evidences. The
analysis of the working methods of Khan-Girey with
historiographical sources is carried out. At the end of
the article, the conclusion is made that the source base
of Khan-Girey works, for objective reasons, is limited,
although the use of most sources, found by him, were
confirmed in historiography