Rudenko S. V.P.Petrov's historic-philosophical conception

The thesis proposes a critical analysis of V.Petrov's historic-philosophical conception, its methodological foundations. The conditions of development of his historic-philosophical ideas, the theory of historic-philosophical process and methodology of its investigation are researched; the main principles, categories and methods of understanding of historic-philosophical process and conditions of possibility of its application to the solution of the modern methodological problems of historic-philosophical cognition are revealed. The ideas which were developed by V.Petrov is being considerated as important step on the way of development of the modern professional ukrainian historic-philosophical science.