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The article is devoted to the analysis of experience of case study application in teaching of historical disciplines in higher educational institutions. Problem definition: Analysis of case study as an educational method; possibilities of application of the case study method in the study of historical events and turning points of history; analysis of seminar classes in the subjects “Alternative Possibilities of Development of Russia in 1917”. Research objectives: To develop methods of application of case study in teaching of historical disciplines in higher educational institutions; to show the value of case method as an instrument for development of history students’ critical thinking.