THEORETICAL AND METHODOLOGICAL ASPECTS OF RUSSIAN COUNTRY ESTATE SCIENCE IN WORKS OF RESEARCHERS OF THE END OF THE 19th AND THE BEGINNING OF THE 21st CENTURIES
The article gives historiographic review of Russian studies of county estate phenomenon at the end of the 19th to the beginning of the 21st centuries, analyses historical and cultural context of appearance of researchers' interest to a Russian noble's country estate. Author outlines key (for the historical period mentioned above) approaches to understanding issues of genesis of estate making, of estate concept content, of scientific classification of country estates. Perspectives of development of Russian country estate science with taking into account a level of examination of issues and problems in works of authors of 19th and of beginning of 21st centuries are analyzed. Author describes a methodic of scientific research of a phenomenon of country estate at the end of the 19th century, reveals her own view on what effect country estate science has on the modern humanities.