Experience of Using Digital Technologies and Content Analysis in Domestic Historiographic Research

Introduction. The article focuses on historiographic studies that utilize quantitative methods and digital technologies to analyze sources and historical databases. Specifically, it examines various studies that utilize modern digital technologies to examine historiographic sources. The article aims to explore the application of digital technologies in contemporary historiographic research. The authors pay particular attention to the research activities of members of the History and Computer Association, the Historical Informatics journal, and others who actively work in the field of computer source studies and fully implement an interdisciplinary approach, linking historical research with digital technologies.

Materials and Methods. Methodology of the study is based on modern concepts of the functions, principles, and methods of historiographic research. The works of historians are considered in the light of their contribution to the study of the problem, depending on the needs of contemporary historical scholarship, the state of the source base, methodology, etc.

Analysis. In Russian works employing content analysis in analyzing historiographic sources have been understudied, making this approach novel. The authors analyzed works devoted to pre-revolutionary, Soviet, and contemporary research. The historiographic sources reviewed present promising issues and directions, such as content analysis of periodicals, the history of Russian cities, historical biography, and the use of neural networks in historiography.

Results. The authors conclude that the corpus of published historiographic works requires systematization and scientific analysis to identify a range of unresolved scientific problems and further develop an effective mechanism for studying historiographic sources. A content-analytical approach will allow us to determine the extent to which a given issue has been studied and identify promising directions in historical research. 

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