Scientific journal “Magistra Vitae”: Electronic Journal of Historical Sciences and Archeology was founded in 2016 on the basis of Bulletin of Chelyabinsk State University: History (2005-2015). The founder is Chelyabinsk State University. The journal is issued twice a year, in June and November, and designed to publish scientific results of researchers, archive and museum workers, academics, postgraduates and master degree students. The publication of articles is free of charge. The journal accepts materials in Russian and English. All articles are subject to two “blind” peer reviews. The website provides a free access to full-text issues in the section “Archive of Issues” Each article gets a Digital Object Identifier (DOI).