Image of the Government in Siberia in Researches of the Irkutsk Historians. 1918–1920s

Questions of formation and development of historical researches by the Irkutsk scientists are considered from the moment of establishment of the university and till the boundary of 1920– 1930s. Features of a socio-political and economic situation of the initial stage of formation of research activity of professors and teachers of the Irkutsk higher education institutions are shown. It is proved that studying history of Siberia, first of all, of socio-political aspects of its development, since 17th century to modern to them the period became the priority direction of humanitarian researches. These problems were investigated by the historians who got professional education at the leading Russian universities and having experience of research work. It is noted that the research of the government was not a subject of special studying the Irkutsk scientists during this period. However, as a political situation of that period after deep revolutionary shocks and Civil war, and actually development and expansion of an object of historical researches, revealed need of consideration of problems of the government, its structure, functions and the main activities. Conclusions are drawn on how this problem in the context of researches of development of Siberia was studied: the organization of the public power of the autochthonic people to the Russian Siberia, evolution of the public power of administration of the Russian centralized state and empire. Many historical plots considered during the studied period gained further development in modern researches of the Irkutsk scientists. At the same time, studying problems had not especially regional value, and had certain impact on formation of the Soviet historiography of the 1920th

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