Yusova N. The genesis of the conception of Old Russian nationality in the historical science of the USSR (1930th - the first half of the 1940th).

The present thesis is dedicated to integrated study of the historiographic process of the genesis of the conception of Old Russian nationality on the background of the development of the historical thought in USSR during 1930th - the first half of the 1940th. A number of published as well as unpublished sources were used in the present thesis. Thus, the author put into use many new materials. For the first time the analysis of almost all published works of the Soviet historians, whose works were related to the above mentioned topic, was made. The author investigated scientific, social and cultural prerequisites caused the origin of the conception. The thesis shows the basis idea as well as theoretical and actual footing of the conception. The contribution of all eastern Slavic investigators was shown in the present research. The author not only established the beyond scientific factors that influenced on the development of the conception, but also showed basis landmarks of the genesis of the above mentioned conception. The conclusion of the thesis is the followings: the conception was formed during the Great Patriotic war as the result of accumulation of new materials as well as theoretical investigation made in the humanities (history, archaeology, ethnic genetics, linguistics and others) in the 20th -30th by the representatives of the all three eastern Slavic historiographies.