About methodology of national state and law history

The article is devoted to the history of the methodological foundations of the history of state and law. Specific historical patterns of development of state and law have their specificity compared with the laws of social development for the state and law occupies a special position, and is relatively independent. Great importance for the analysis of used historical and legal processes is played by a historical context in which research is conducted. Political and ideological factors are decisive. However, the main trend of recent years has been the denial of the ideological function of the state in connection with the denial of many progressive achievements of the Soviet science based solely on ideological principles. Therefore it is important to study the methodology of history of state and law.