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In my opinion, this historian, despite his ardent patriotism, was able to maintain a critical analysis and the right approach to the study of history, which deserves respect.

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The "apology of history" on which Blok worked in 1941-1942 bears the imprint of that tragic time. By his own admission, the book arose as an "antidote" in which he "among the terrible sufferings and anxieties, personal and social," tried to "find a little peace of mind." Addressing L. Fevre, Blok remarked: “For a long time we fought together to make history broader and more humane. Now, as I write this, our common cause is in many dangers. Not our fault. We are temporarily defeated by an unjust fate. However, I am sure that the day will come when our cooperation will be able to fully resume, as in the past, openly and, as in the past, freely. "

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"When the reflections of the passions of the past are mixed with the passions of the present, real human life turns into a black and white picture"

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"When the reflections of the passions of the past are mixed with the passions of the present, real human life turns into a black and white picture"

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M. Block answers in the affirmative to the question of whether history is a true science, defining true sciences as those capable of establishing logical connections between phenomena instead of a simple incoherent enumeration of phenomena and events - thus taking the position of antagonist of the positivist conception of history.

The subject of historical research, according to Blok, is man in time. The author proceeds from the fact that human consciousness is not unified over time, but changes under the influence of certain factors

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In 1903 he graduated with honors from the Lyceum of Louis the Great in Paris, in 1908 - from the Higher Normal School, where he studied since 1904. During his studies in 1905-1906 he served in the army in Fontainebleau.

In 1908-1909. improved in history and geography in Leipzig and Berlin on a scholarship from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. In 1913 his first monograph appeared.

In 1939-1940. participated in the war in northern France. In 1940 he was evacuated from Dunkirk to Britain, returned from there to France.

From 1943 he took part in the Resistance movement. In March 1944, he was arrested by the Gestapo and bravely endured all torture, without revealing either names or appearances. On June 16 of the same year, he was shot along with a group of patriots.

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Marc Block was born on July 6, 1886 in a French city. Him
his father, Gustave Block, originally held the position of professor i
studied ancient civilization; He was later appointed to the Department of Greco-Roman Antiquity for Writing.
It was his father's boy who inherited a passion for history
and antiquity.