Russian psychological periodicals of the 1901–1950's: possibilities of historical and psychological analysis

The problem of psychological periodicals as a special source of historical and psychological research is defined. The possibilities of its analysis on the material of 1031 journal and 48 newspaper articles of leading Russian psychologists of the first half of the 20th century are discussed. The author presents a review of 130 magazines and 22 newspapers that published articles by psychologists for half a century and the history of the opening and closure of specialized psychological magazines. She identifies the main areas of development of psychological science and practice, based on the results of comparative-synchronistic and diachronic analysis of the topics and frequency of journal and newspaper publications. Conclusions are made about the possibilities of studying social determination and the collective aspect of the development of psychology. There is a higher sensitivity of newspaper publications to a change in the socio-economic and ideological conditions for the development of psychological practice.