New textbook on the history of Russia in the 18th century. Kurukin I.V., Antonova E.A. Russian history. Century 18th. Tutorial. M.: RGGU, 2021. 311 p.

Abstract

This review is devoted to the analysis of a new textbook on the history of Russia in the 18^th century, published in 2021 at the Russian State Humanitarian University. under the authorship of the teachers of the Department of the history of Russia in the Middle Ages and Modern Times of the faculty of history of the IAI RSUH, professor I.V. Kurukin and associate professor E.A. Antonova. The review emphasizes the importance of this manual for the organization of the educational process at the RSUH, notes the fact that it reflects the latest achievements of Russian historical science in the study of the 18^th century. The appearance of this manual is especially necessary to provide students with the opportunity to independently study the disciplines of national history.
It is noted that facing the reduction of the academic hours in historical curriculum observed in recent years, the students are forced to solve many issues and problems related to the study of national history on their own. Thus, the issue of providing the educational process with high-quality and modern textbooks containing not only reference and informative material, but also the necessary tools for testing knowledge is acute. Educational publication of I.V. Kurukin and EA. Antonova thereby contributes to the intensification of learning – on the one hand, and on the other – to rising envolvement in the learning process itself.
The review provides a brief analysis of the scientific path of the authors of the manual – I.V. Kurukina and E.A. Antonova, their most important scientific monographs and publications of articles are mentioned. In addition, a detailed analysis of the structure and specifics of this manual is given; its numerous advantages and some shortcomings are indicated.