The subject of research is the research activity of historians of the Lower Volga universities in the second half of the 20th century. The object of research is the development of historical science in the Lower Volga region. The authors consider in detail such aspects of the topic as the formation of scientific schools in the universities of the region, the features and results of their research activities. Particular attention is paid to the dynamics of research priorities. It is emphasized that representatives of the scientific school of medievalists made a significant contribution to the development of Russian historical science of the period under study. The methodological basis of the research is made up of the principles of historicism, scientific objectivity, systemic and complex nature, which allow us to study the experience of the progressive development of historical knowledge in the period under study. The main conclusions of the study are the features of the historical science of the Lower Volga region in the second half of the twentieth century. A special contribution of the authors to the research of the topic is a comprehensive analysis of the research activities of historians of the Lower Volga universities in the second half of the 20th century. The novelty of the study is a rethinking of the conceptual foundations, trends and key directions of ongoing research on general history in the universities of the Lower Volga region in the second half of the twentieth century.
