Methodology of network analysis in historical research: the specificity of the topic and the source base of the research

Abstract

In the research, an attempt is made to identify some of the features and trends in the application of network analysis in Russian historiography in relation to both research problems and types of sources. It is shown that in recent years there has been an increase in interest in working with large-scale thematic textual collections of data, which implies the use of a set of methods and technologies, including the creation of tabular and full-text databases, content analysis, network analysis and visualization of data and results.