The formation of the scientific method of the Russian Formal School is traced on the example of Boris Eichenbaum's unpublished diary entries.
The book offers a reconstruction of the major aspect of the scientific context of the Russian formal school, namely the latter's connection with psychology which was the fundamental science for the humanitiesof that time.
The problems of the man are examined in the context of the state development, human inner world, and perception of historical events. The researcher has used their private sources such as diaries, memoirs and letters which reflect the levels of spiritual life and psychology of people living in individual historic ages.