From Biographies to Certificates "eyewit-nesses"
Some important turns there were in the humanities in the twentieth century. The first turn focused the attention on "simple man". The second turn presented synthesis of the humanities and intersection of research topics as well as the close attention to everyday life. And final turn provoked an analysis of unique cases and a rejection of global generalizations. Author considers the influence of these turns on our time and fixes a certain tendency to research biographies (as a rule, lives of outstanding people) and autobiographies (self- presentations) of "man in the street". A review of the articles of this issue is also provided.