CONTRIBUTION OF RUSSIAN SCIENTISTS TO THE DEVELOPMENT OF THEORETICAL AND METHODOLOGICAL PROBLEMS OF APPLICATION OF MATHEMATICAL METHODS IN HISTORICAL RESEARCH (1960s - the end of the 1980s)
One of the actual areas of scientific research in the second half of the XX century was the problem of application of mathematical methods in history. It should be noted that Russian scientists have accumulated a rich experience of theoretical justification of this process, made significant conclusions, in general the importance, scientific necessity and objectivity of the application of "new methods" in historical science is proved. Meanwhile, the key problems of theoretical and methodological plan are noted: the assumptions and limitations of the application of mathematical methods in historical research, the need to synthesize qualitative and quantitative analysis, the problem of measurement in history, and the modeling of historical phenomena and processes.