The dissertation provides a theoretical analysis of the military conflicts of the Russian Federation with independent states in the post-Soviet space in Ukrainian and Russian historiographies. The fundamental idea of the research is to reproduce the plots related to the reflection of the prerequisites, causes, features and consequences of the conflicts and for that reason the works of leading researchers of the relevant subjects in Ukraine and the Russian Federation have been used. We emphasize that the research is timely and in view of the fact that there is still no comprehensive work on this scientific aspect. A comprehensive analysis of discourse has been made, in particular: the conclusions and reflections of Ukrainian and Russian researchers concerning the prerequisites and causes of the Russian-Moldavian conflict were clarified; the main visions historiography regarding the periodization of the main stages of the conflict around the Transnistrian region were traced; assessments provided by Ukrainian and Russian historians regarding the causes and preconditions of the Russian-Georgian military conflict in August 2008 were comprehensively reviewed; the evaluations of Ukrainian and Russian analysts regarding the causes, prerequisites and main stages of the current Russian-Ukrainian war, which is still ongoing, were investigated. Causes and ways of solving the Russian-Moldavian military conflict in Ukrainian and Russian historiographies have been considered. It is indicated that Ukrainian historiographers attribute the following to the main reasons that have contributed to the development of the Russian-Moldavian military conflict: historical, ideological, ethnic, including ethno-political (language aspect), political-legal, political, military-political, geopolitical, cultural, socio-economic, economic, national. Instead, representatives of Russian historiography emphasize the historical, political, geopolitical, ethno-national, linguistic and economic reasons for the continued existence of the conflict. The following chronological stages of the occurence and activities of the Russian-Moldavian conflict can be indicated as: 1989-1992 - the prerequisites and the outbreak of the conflict, which contributed to the beginning of armed confrontation; March-July 1992 – actually the course of the military conflict, which ended with victims for both sides; 1992–2006 – the stage of attempts to conduct negotiations, the occurence of the self-proclaimed Transnistrian Moldavian Republic, during which international cooperation and consultative negotiations were again unable to help stop the confrontations; after 2006 - until today – «freezing» of the conflict. The assessments of the causes, course and features of the Russian-Georgian military conflict in Ukrainian and Russian historiographies have been analized. It has been noted that Ukrainian researches separate the political, economic and ethnic roots of the Russian-Georgian conflict. Among Russian historiographers, the most popular opinion is that the confrontation has arisen primarily due to ethno-national factors, less often due to the state of the economy of Abkhazia, Ossetia and Georgia. It is noted that the stages of the Russian-Georgian conflict were not considered separately by either Ukrainian or Russian researchers. This stage is not chronologically complete, it was started back in 2008 and is still ongoing. The reflection of the prerequisites, course, ways of resolution of the Russian-Ukrainian war in discourses have been studied. It has been concluded that in Ukrainian historiography, the prerequisites and reasons associated with pro-Russian speeches, the declaration of pseudo-republics by separatists and attempts to implement the «Novorossiya project» were explained by the direct influence of the Russian Federation, which tried to prevent Euro-Atlantic intentions of Ukraine, keeping it in the Russian sphere of influence. In the Russian historiography, following the official position of the ruling elite of the Russia, have denied any participation of the Russian side in the events in Donbas (as, ultimately, in the annexation of Crimea), stressing that the «civil war» began in Ukraine, took place as a result of the victory of Euromaidan and the «nationalist» and «anti-Russian» government coming to power. The practical significance of the dissertation is in the fact that both the source and historiographical materials used in it, as well as the obtained results, can be used by relevant authorities, expert centers, scientific research institutions, as well as for writing books and textbooks on the war history and history of the international relations. Keywords: military conflicts, the post-Soviet area, historiography, war, aggression, propaganda, annexation, occupation, Ukraine, Russia, Georgia, Moldova.
