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for new legitimating principles of scientific discourses in the time distmstful of great narrations such as emancipation and progress. Instead of legitimating through performance, he suggested real co-existence of many scientific world descriptions. This assumed at least two consequences: technology can affect archives only as a part of a wider political condition and, second, no other external ethical, political or any language can legitimate archival science as its own discourse can. This can provide an un-doubtful autonomy for archival practice. Paralogical legitimation of the archives as cultural institutions of different communities can be achieved only in social context what actualizes broader understanding of archives. Postmodernism can juxtapose autonomy of archival science with plurality of interpretations of archives. The purpose of this article is to ask certain questions and initiate some new approaches not just because there is a bad time for solid solutions, but because the only possible way to establish Archive as an institution of today can be found through discussion. Key words: postmodern theory, cultural archive, archives and power, deconstruction of creator, archival sign, legitimation of archival science, archival policy