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The methodological basis of the study are scientific principles of historicism, the systematic and comprehensive approach to the subject. The principle of historicism requires the study of theories and models of European authors consider the intellectual and methodological back-ground and conditions for the formation of the analyzed approaches. In the interpretation of concepts tailored to the particular author's intention, political and historiographical situation in which created analyzed historiographical sources. In the development of the research topic the author used a systematic approach involving the study of the national (regional) historiography as an integrated system where all the directions and trends related, perform specific functions and take the necessary space in the structure of the system. The development of the integrated system and its influencing factors are the focus of historiographical research. The principle of comprehensiveness is based on the effects on problem-theoretical content and the development of historical science as immanent and external social, political and general scientific factors.