The article examines the peculiarities of the formation of the Russian historiographical tradition on the eve of the memorable date - the 100th anniversary of the Decembrist uprising. The process of formation of historical science in the 1920s took place in a complex interaction of the official Marxist ideology and the scientific heritage of pre-revolutionary trends and schools. The jubilee year of 1925 was accompanied by the publication of the works of the classics of Russian Marxist thought, the formation of the official Marxist concept in the research and textbooks of M.N. Pokrovsky, the inclusion of historians of the pre-revolutionary school in the publication and research activities, and the emergence of a galaxy of young researchers. The most important event was the publication of A.E. Presnyakov’s work «December 14, 1825». Soviet historical science was able to make significant progress in studying the topic of the Decembrist movement, to create a theoretical and source-based basis for the subsequent more detailed study of the socio-political history of Russia in the 19th century. At the same time, she laid the foundations for the mythologization and idealization of the Decembrists, and contributed to the romanticization of their images in popular culture.
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