Soviet Historiography of the Latin American Countries

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ID2764848
AuthorsM S Al''Perovich, M S Al'Perovich, Myriam Alperovich (Institute of World History, corresponding author)
Year1970
Volume5
Issue1
Pages63-70
Publication date1970-01-01
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueLatin American Research Review (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0023-8791 • E-ISSN: 1542-4278
PublisherCambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1017/s0023879100040255
OpenAlexW4313187942
LanguageEN
Citations received2
References cited3

Inasmuch as Scientific Criticism and Polemic are of the Greatest significance for the development of every branch of historical science, including, of course, the study of Latin America, I should like to offer a few thoughts on this subject.Soviet historians of Latin America, just as scholars in other fields, attach great significance to the views of specialists everywhere-be they their colleagues in the USSR or abroad; be they Marxists or non-Marxists. Even if we hold different philosophical and methodological positions than our opponents, we are always ready to lend an attentive ear to critical observations. Disagreement with the world view or general historical conception of one or another of our foreign critics by no means prevents us from recognizing the correctness of his views on given problems, provided that the viewpoint in question is convincingly argued and scientificallydemonstrated. Even though we reject any questioning of the basic conceptions advanced by us, we are still able to accept admonitions and to seek a kernel of reason in otherwise totally inadmissible criticisms

Criticism · Epistemology · Historiography · Latin Americans · Political science · Sociology · Subject (documents) · History · International Relations in Latin America · Law · Memory, violence, and history · Philosophy · Political and Social Dynamics in Chile and Latin America

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