Universal History The scientific journal «Universal History» covers a wide range of topics and publishes scientific, educational, methodical and methodological materials and surveys, studying the history of mankind from the primitive and the emergence of the first civilizations to the present, in which the given world-historical analysis of the process of socio-political, socio- economic, civilizational and cultural development of regions, countries, peoples of the world in different chronological periods and epochs. Contacts: 8(916) 301-10-30. E-mail: vseist@mail.ru.