Fractal modeling and cluster analysis of social processes in Russia, 17th – 20th centuries

The article is devoted to the heuristic possibilities of fractal simulation and cluster analysis in historical research. The authors presented examples of the application of these research tools to the study of historical demographic processes (XIX–XX centuries), to the history of the frontier (XVII – XIX centuries). The authors concluded that the mentioned toolkit is an effective means of typing objects.

Why was the Colossus computer built? (unknown pages of the history of computer science)

In the article is described the use of the 1st world computer Colossus for the breaking of the ciphers of supreme German command, including Hitler. The unique Memoirs of the codebraker, who worked during the years of war in the center of decoding in the Bletchley Park, served as source. In view of the absolute secrecy of project in time of 60 years, Memoirs were written after project declassification in the early 2000s. Memoirs were published after author death.

Spatio-temporal aspects of the study of archaeological monuments of the Yustyt archaeological microdistrict: theory, methodology, results

The technology of geoinformational mapping and geoarchaeological analysis of archaeological monuments is proposed, which makes it possible to analyze the distribution of data on the settlement of the population of the archaeological microdistrict Yustyt. A new program for calculating spatial correlation has been developed and tested. Integral GIS models have been built that reflect the patterns of population settlement

«The Governor's Corps under P.A. Stolypin: 1906–1911»: the first results of working with the database

The article discusses the stages of creating a prosopographic database «The governor's corps under P.A. Stolypin: 1906–1911», its research potential and the first results of working with the database. The dynamics of the appointment of governors in European Russia under P.A. Stolypin is analyzed. It is concluded that most of the governors appointed under P.A. Stolypin took this post for the first time. The role of the vice-governor's office as a stage in the career of the governor under P.A. Stolypin is noted.

The problem of the development of the historical and cultural heritage of the Returned Lands (Poland) on the pages of the Osadnik magazine: the experience of content analysis

After the Second World War the former eastern provinces of Germany, called the Recovered Territories, were joined to Poland. The purpose of the study is to identify the main approaches to the development of the historical and cultural heritage of new territories, presented on the pages of the Polish magazine “Osadnik” (1946–1948), using the methods of computerized text analysis. It is concluded that two interrelated tendencies were the main ones in the policy of the state – the removal from the cultural landscape German features and the return of its Polish appearance.

Sociocultural activities of the Russian business community of the XIX – beginning XX century in the context of quantitative history

The article presents the experience of analyzing the socio-cultural activities of the Russian business community using quantitative methods (building trend models based on the materials of dynamic series of annual reports) for the development of the Arnoldo-Tretyakov school, shows the contribution of entrepreneurs to the formation of funds for the development and construction of educational institutions, scholarship funds based on charitable practices.

Usage of the data of remote sensing of the Earth for researching economic activity in modern times

The article discusses the problem of development and testing of the methods of remote sensing data (satellite photos and multichannel orthophotomaps) usage for researching the natural-ecological aspects of economic activity in Russia in modern times by the example of a small territory in the south of Tambov region. The procedure of the searching for visual anomalies is described as well as the results of their concrete-historical interpretation

Historical Morphology of Crime in the Late Russian Empire as a Component of Complex and Thematic Maps

On the crime studies data set example the article describes an approbation of the new method for researching the social and economic development of the late Russian Empire. This method is based on the usage of the unified by the land- and timescape digital GIS model.

Features of diagnostics of missing data when conducting historical and economic research of foreign trade networks

With the emergence of new resources and methods, issues related to data quality are getting even more crucial. As for the recent rise of historical network research, no doubts, that missing data problems attract the special attention of scholars. In this paper mirror statistics on exports and imports of the Southeast Asian countries are used as a case to demonstrate the importance of properly conducted diagnostics.

Value of Goods During the Period of Russian Economic Transit Based on Barter Ads Analysis

The study proposes a method for modeling consumer perceptions of citizens during the late Soviet period and early 1990s based on newspaper ads for direct exchange of goods. The toolkit of social network analysis is used for modeling. To determine the range of status goods and the economic behavior features of citizens moving from the era of shortage to the era of market relations is possible thanks to created semantic networks.