Abstract: The relevance of the problem under study is caused by the rapid process of information development at all levels of education including the historical one which is one of the most important factors determining the creation of high-quality, innovative and competitive system of education in Russian Federation. Russian researchers are interested in issues of information technology role in the educational process, the trends and prospects of their use, identification of positive and negative aspects related to the implementation of information technologies in educational process. Currently, the identification of problems caused by the use of information technologies in education and the search for their solutions become the most important aspects. The study identified and analyzed several groups of problems arising from the application of information technology in history education on the example of Kazan (Volga region) Federal University. The first group of problems is related to sustaining department and classroom technical equipment according to a corresponding level (timely procurement and the renewal of equipment and software, etc.). The second group is related with the personnel support concerning the software equipment. The third group includes the student problems due to the introduction of information technologies in the educational process.