Empire Russia: by the materials of the scientific project “People and Power”
In the introduction, the object of researching is pointed - the results of research and publishing activities of the scientific project “People and Power” (Russia), significant for historical science, related to understanding the Imperial nature of Russia as an important component of its civilizational specificity and sociocultural dynamics. Moreover, the attitude of the post-Soviet expert community to the phenomenon and concept of “Empire” is considered as one of the criteria for historical identity. The main part of the researching briefly describes some of the scientific and representative activities of the project - round tables (“People and Power in Russian Distemper”, 2009; “Peasantry and Power in the history of Russia of the 20th century”, 2010; “Russia and the post-Soviet Space: problems and perspectives”, 2013 and 2014; “Russian multi-party system and Russian crises of the 20th-21st centuries”, 2015; “Empire as a form of being of Russian civilization”, 2019; etc.), where the questions about the causes of the crisis rhythm of Russian history and the meaning of periodically recurring crises in it's imperial system were discussed - “Distempers”, as well as a wide range of topical issues of cultural, ideological, political and institutional specifics of the Russian state and the Eastern Slavic civilization. Examples of some methodologically and historiographical significant assessments of scientists participating in the project and external reviewers are presented, published discussion materials and expert reviews (with links to full-text access that expand the possibilities of scientific circulation of research results and its discussion) are also presented. Conclusions are drawn to the meanings and perspectives of the scientific project “People and Power” for modern historical science, socio-humanitarian knowledge and political theory and political practice.