Study of the History the Russian Empire in Contemporary American Historiography: New Trends

Abstract

American Russian studies strongest of foreign schools Russian studies. Scientific school of the United States traditionally focuses significant attention the history of Imperial Russia. The problem of the empire has received particular relevance during the confrontation between the two systems during the Cold War. The collapse of the Soviet Union destroyed the established concepts of American historiography of Russian history. The crisis of the totalitarian and revisionist paradigms has led to new theories of the historical development of Russia. American historians have retained interest in the problem of the empire. In America's leading historical journals, significant proportion of research is devoted to the history of the Russian Empire from different periods. Greatest interest is caused the history of Russia in the late 19th - early 20th centuries. This article contains analysis of the emerging trends in American historiography of imperial Russia. The author explores the scientific concepts that have appeared in the American Russian studies from the beginning of 2000s. Analyzes the problems, which have become relevant in recent years. The author focuses on new trends the American Russian studies.