SCIENTIFIC INNOVATIONS OF V. O. KLYUCHEVSKY
The article replenishes the scientific biography of the great Russian historian V. O. Klyuchevsky with new aspects of his activity. He not only lived and worked during the heyday of Russian philosophy, but he was also its original bearer and a vivid representative of Russian spiritual renaissance. As a scientist, he was much ahead of time and in his understanding of history he was a combination of a philosopher, economist, philologist, geographer, sociologist, culture expert, ecologist, psychologist, religious scholar... The sense of historical perspective and scientific insight never betrayed him, and therefore, perhaps, he, like no one else, is still awakening the thought and extending the horizons of the world outlook, obscured by stereotypes and blinded with common places and stamps. The main attention of the author of the article is focused on Klyuchevsky’s innovations, which have efficiently changed the principles and methods of theoretical knowledge in the field of social sciences.