Abstract:

The relevance of the stated topic is connected, first, with the need to expand the source base of research on modern history. Secondly, the importance of the topic is determined by increasing attention of social Sciences to the role of man in the historical process, anthropological perspective of consideration of key social processes. And, thirdly, the topic is relevant in the aspect of enhancing the research activities of students and their preparation for scientific work.

The report is structured as follows. The first part gives a General description of the" human factor " from the standpoint of achievements and prospects of anthropological history. The author of the report analyzed a number of key works in this direction, identified provisions that are important for the theme of this study.

The second part of the report is a generalization of the author's experience of practical activities with the participation of senior students of the Moscow state regional University in 2015-2017 years to collect materials on the modern history of Russia. Special attention is paid to the study of the directions and forms of interaction between students and teachers in the framework of "oral history". It is about the organization of work on the collection and primary processing of materials of interest in the study of modern history. The report presents the methods of organization of this work, mechanisms of consultation and control over the activities of students by the teacher. Key attention is paid to teaching students the method of collecting materials within the framework of "oral history", which makes them active and interested participants in the research process. This type of activity of students is based on the possibility of their direct contact with ordinary participants of events, which is of particular importance in the study of modern history. The report deals with the processing and primary analysis of the information received. The author pays special attention to teaching students the ability to critically analyze the information obtained using the methods of historical source studies.

In the final part of the report the author made the main conclusions from the study. It is shown that the study of the role of the "human factor" in modern history is of great importance for scientific disciplines within the framework of social and humanitarian knowledge. The author of the report summarizes the results of the work he started with students to collect historical sources, presents the method of organization of such work and the features of its implementation at each stage. The problems in the organization of such activities are identified and some ways of their solution are proposed. As a result, the author makes a key conclusion about the great cognitive possibility of the proposed method of collecting primary historical information, which has both scientific and pedagogical importance.

Keywords:

Human factor, modern history, oral history, student, teacher, methodology.