History of the city of Stavropol-Togliatti: historiographic aspect

The city of Togliatti, which has been leading its history since 1737 and is currently the first in terms of population among Russian so-called «single-industry towns», has accumulated a significant amount of its own literature. At the same time, the historiography of Stavropol-Togliatti began to develop widely only from the second half of the XX century, it still has an eclectic character and continues to progress. The author of the article when using the method of historical periodization, comparative-historical and analytical methods analyzed the literature on the history of the city, its systematization was carried out, six historiographic groups on the topic were allocated, the authors who made the greatest contribution to the study of the city of Stavropol-Togliatti were named.