Training Manual . 5th edition, reprint. and dop. Tyumen: Tyumen State University Publishing House, 2008. 400 pages. Taking into account the current level of development of science, the foundations of the socio-economic and political history of Russia from ancient times to the present day are considered. The problems of reforms in different historical periods are covered, foreign policy is revealed The material presented in the manual focuses on the objectivity of assessing the phenomena of the past and present. The publication will help students to master the skills of applying historical analysis to the material of national history .