HISTORICAL WEAPONS SCIENCE IN THE SYSTEM OF TRAINING HISTORY TEACHERS IN UKRAINE

Abstract

The article states that historical weapons science as an interdisciplinary field of historical science is an important component of reconstructing the past, as it makes it possible to reproduce not only military technologies, but also economic connections, social structure, and artistic-aesthetic concepts according to the societal development certain realities. Promising opportunities for involving the entire complex of historical weapons science in the modern educational space and integrating the history of weapons into the curricula for training future history teachers in Ukraine are considered in the defined context. The aim of the study is the analysis of professional historiography which allows future teachers to develop skills in the critical analysis of the history of armament problems and contributes to mastering the basic tools for researching the main stages of formation, development, and the current state of the scientific field. Methodology: general and specialized methods were used: comparative-historiographical, source studies, biographical and periodization methods. The integrative nature of the defined complex allows demonstrating to future specialists the significance of the role and place of weapons in military-political events and its indirect influence on societal and global realities. Results: it has been proven that the study of the history of armament is an integral part of understanding the worldview perception of war; the comprehension of the process of forming military traditions, historical memory, national identity, and the patriotic education of youth in general. The stages of the Ukrainian school of weapons science formation have been personified – from the first archaeological descriptions to the establishment of systematic scientific approaches and integration into the global scientific space. The trends of the current stage of development have been outlined – interdisciplinarity, combining historical-typological analysis with materials science methods, the introduction of digital technologies and the activation of international scientific cooperation. It has been emphasized that creating an integrally embedded platform of weapons science in the educational process is the key to developing students’ ability for creative scientific research thinking. Conclusions: at the beginning of the 21st century the professional historiography of Ukrainian weapons science allows teachers of higher education institutions to rely on the scientific achievements of domestic researchers. It has been proven that historical weapons science have a promising opportunity for further integration into the educational process as a separate block of academic disciplines. They are intended to help create an integrated system of civilizational development based on a worldview understanding of the military component and to contribute to the development of key professional skills of future specialists who will be able to effectively influence the formation of historical consciousness among the youth of Ukraine.