Views of M. O. Koyalovich on the Polishlithuanian unions

© Serials Publications. Urgency of the studied problem is associated with the need of reconsideration of the development of the Russian historiography of the XIX century. The purpose of article is in characterizing views of M.O. Koyalovich, the Russian historian of the middle of the XIX century, about the unions between the Grand Duchy of Lithuania and the Kingdom of Poland (Krevsk and Lublin Unions). The main approaches in the research are problem and thematic and comparative approaches which have allowed to define the place of M.O. Koyalovich views in the development of the Russian historiography of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania history. The main results of the study are in continuity of the ideas of M.O. Koyalovich with the previous development stage of the Russian historiography of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania history. Innovative ideas of M.O. Koyalovich on History of the Polish-Lithuanian unions are revealed. In this article we show the uniqueness of the number of M.O. Koyalovich ideas. Value of the M.O. Koyalovich views on the further development of the Russian historiography of Grand Duchy of Lithuania history is also analyzed. Materials of the article can be useful for teaching of History of the Russian historical thought in the XIX century