Power and society: search for new approaches to the problem of cooperation (based on the theses of historical sciences)

The publication analyzes the theses presented in 2016 in the Dissertation Council for historical sciences in Volgograd State University, in particular, the thesis “Cossacks and peasants of the Southern Russia in 1920s: socio-political life and economic activity” by T.V. Pankova-Kozochkina, “The Soviet state and the Russian Orthodox Church in 1953-1964 (on the materials of the Stalingrad (Volgograd) region)” by M. I. Sokolova, “Journey to the other world: the image of Charon/Charos in the culture and religious consciousness of Byzantine society” by E. V. Stelnik. It is noted that despite the thematic and content diversity of the presented works, they are all united by a common problem: the interaction of power and society. The main focus of the present analysis is made on finding new methodological approaches and research methods by the authors.