Keyword: «activating students»

Where there is economics, there arises historical thinking and science. The role of fiction is considered, therefore, in close connection with teaching economics and history. Fiction and its authors reflected the history of economies of such countries as the USA, England, France and Russia. The article poses some problems and provides a number of examples of using fiction in teaching economics and history. It contains the list of works of native and foreign authors to be used in educational process. Teaching literature provides unconventional process stimulating mental activity of students against the background of information revolution and forms the sphere of competences of future professionals.