About Center
Fundamental Objective
Formation of a stable international research team uniting historians of different countries under the general field of research for positioning of Belgorod National Research University in the world scientific space of humanitarian (historical) research.
Scientific research of neighborhood and identity problems in historical retrospect. This orientation is due to the presence of mutual interest and research perspectives among the historians of Belgorod National Research University and the scientists representing partner universities: the University of Bremen, the Carl von Ossietzky University of Oldenburg, University of Cergy-Pontoise etc. The scientific focus of the Center covers a rather wide range of scientific problems, which allows to involve new researchers in cooperation.
Scientific problems
This gives rise to a number of scientific problems, the solution of which is connected with the reconstruction of the image of a certain historical period, the image of the person of the epoch
- Identity and mentality (in different historical periods);
- Problems of self-identification (identity crisis) in the transitional periods of history;
- Identity and historical event;
- Identity and tolerance in historical retrospect;
- Identification as an orientation to the "Other".