This is a review article about historical evidences and new methodological proposals presented at the Congress Polish Historians in Olsztyn (2009), edited by Jolanta Kolbuszewska and Rałaf Stobiecki.

The article is devoted to a well known book of Miłorad Pavić Khazar Dictionary. The discussed work is. unusual, as it merges literature with historical writing. As such, it presents an interesting alternative to traditionally understood historiography.

The article deals with the situation of history in the contemporary world. The most recent trends in the research of the history are discussed. According to the present knowledge historiography is perceived as a kind of art. In the current article the Author proposes a new role for history in human life.

The article deals with the situation of historiography in the contemporary world (especially on the West). The most recent trends in the research of the history are discussed. According to author the present post-modern reality creates a new challenges for traditional historiography. The author suggests that historical writting shoul aim toward multi-medial "texts".

The article deals with the problem of historical writing. Up to our time methodologists used to believe that authors of historical works were exclusively historians themselves. The contemporary philosophy and literary theory rejects the idea of such an importance of the author. Other factors like paradigm, discourse or culture are admitted also into creation of historical texts.