INNOVATION IN GERMAN HISTORICAL SCIENCE OF THE WEIMAR REPUBLIC PERIOD
During the existence of the Weimar Republic, one of the most striking approaches of interdisciplinary research in historical science was formed - the Volksgeschichte (Volksgeschichte). The purpose of the study is to identify changes in German historical science, especially regarding the direction of Oriental studies (Ostvorschung). The article focuses on the progressive approach of historians of the Volksgeschichte, the peculiarities of interpreting the history of the countries of Southeastern Europe in the studies of Hermann Aubin and Hans Rothfels, the connection of Ostvorschung and the development of the idea of an Onslaught to the East. As a result of the conducted research, the innovations of historians of the Volksgeschichte were revealed: interdisciplinarity; the study of "peoples", social structures; the changing role of the state. The key difference between Ostforschung and the idea of an Onslaught to the East is indicated: the justification of the right to power in Eastern Europe.