Development of education and science in the historical industry in the conditions of transformations: Experience of EU countries

The development of the historical field is an important aspect of modern European education and science. The study of the transformations of this important part of the modern humanities, comparison with the Ukrainian and Eastern European realities is a goal of our article. The work is based on the analysis of modern specialized literature and the use of scientific research methods: analysis and synthesis, induction, and deduction. The comparative method shows the peculiarities of the development of the historical branch in the EU countries (in particular, in Latvia). In modern historical education, the principles of consolidation prevail. European historical science is characterized by the importance of international conferences that promote consolidation. Ukrainian historical science has its successes and problems, it can also be compared with European, in particular Latvian (although Latvia was also part of the USSR).