The collection includes articles by participants of the All-Russian Scientific Conference dedicated to the memory of major Russian historians, founders of scientific schools, doctors of historical sciences, professors A.G. Kuzmin, V.G. Tyukavkin and E.M. Schagin, who worked for many years at Moscow Pedagogical State University. The authors focused on such problems of Russian history as the origin of Russian statehood, interaction and confrontation between the Earth and the Authorities, the political and economic development of the country, its religion and culture, life strategies and social practices of various segments of the Russian population, understanding the scientific and pedagogical heritage of scientists, whose memory is dedicated to the collection.