Keyword: «self-theory»

The article deals with the problems of teaching the history of the Fatherland of the course of the late XIX – early XX centuries. Broad involvement of historical sources for classes in student groups, contributes to the accumulation of knowledge and the care of some of the existing historical clichés and stereotypes. In particular, the study of documents on the history of local government contested this period many historians presentation of the "reactionary" Russian autocracy policy, and suggests a need for integration of the Zemstvos in the public institutions.