Russkaya Starina

86-93

Authors: Andrey I. Cherepanov

In the article the historical formation of medicine and social welfare of the Kiev province in the first half of the 19th century is analyzed. This topic is important and up-to-date, because the question of the medicine and social security protection development in Ukraine is a live issue through present. The author of the article provides a complex analysis of the development process, organization and activity of the Kiev province health facilities of the particular period. The research is based on using archival documents and materials, and scientific publications.

108-114

Authors: Igor S. Tomilov

Regional administration and municipal administration have a strong relationship in virtue of their positions. Its vertically hierarchical expression is due to the occurrence of the municipality into a complex system, in which the sending side is a regional power. Often two levels of management have different interests, matching, overlapping, or conflicting, depending on the situation. In the second half of the 19th century the control system of the Russian Empire has evolved, the process largely related to issues of local government and municipal authorities. Zemsky, and urban reforms, which followed it, have led to a significant transformation of the everyday life, the formation of a new type of political culture bearer – the voter. The evolution of the local control apparatus occurred during the breaking of the old grand institutions of all spheres of public life, while the government didn’t plan radical restructuring of them. Therefore, these processes could not be stable and long lasting, and were constantly in need of refinement and further implementation.

130-138

Authors: Alexander A. Venkov

The article analyzes the process of formation of a fundamentally new phenomenon – youth music subculture in the Soviet Union in 1950–1960s. The phenomenon of Soviet dudes (stilyagi) and its impact on youth subculture is characterized. The author identifies the main trends in youth music subculture.

148-149

Authors: Sergey V. Yanush

The review considers the collection of documents and materials “Entrusted to Remember…: Don Archives for the 70th anniversary of the Great Victory”. The collection contains text sources and photographs about the events of the Great Patriotic War stored in the funds of the Rostov region archives.

19-37

Authors: Alexey A. Volvenko

The article is analyzed the political situation on the terrotory of Donskoy`s army in the head of the 1860th years. The article is noted the contribution of Prince A.M. Dondukov-Korsakov in the formation of kazakomansky «party» on Don.

46-61

Authors: Olga M. Morozova

The reconstruction of the events of 1918-1919 in the historical region of Transcaucasia – Mugan – based Soviet memories of the 1920–1930-ies and the memoirs of immigrant A. Dobrynin. Among them: political face successive government institutions, portraits active participants of the event T. Otradnev, B. Hoshev, Colonel Ilyashevich, A. Kropotov, circumstances of the death of I. Kolimeitsev; value of denominational differences in the positions of groups of population (Sunni, Shia, Old Believers, «Subbotniki»).

70-76

Authors: Yuriy Yu. Klichnikov

The article is devoted to reviews on the book «History, Policy and Nation Building in the Northern Caucasus» by the famous explorers of the Northern Caucasus T.P. Khlynina and E.F. Krinko.

174-181

Authors: Pyotr A. Avakov, Amiran T. Urushadze

This article addresses the history of the formation and development of the administrative/territorial set-up of the North-Eastern Azov Sea littoral within the Russian state. The author identifies the major stages in the administrative reformation of the krai. The article examines the various projects on optimizing the governance of the region and their significance. The work is put together based on a broad array of published and archive sources.

188-192

Authors: Evgeny F. Krinko

This article addresses the administrative/territorial transformations in the Azov Sea littoral in the 20th century. The author points up their dependence on the resolution of specific objectives faced by state authorities. The article traces the region’s geographical evolution. The author points out that the Azov Sea littoral had long been a part of a single state – first the Russian Empire and then the USSR. Currently, the region is divided between Russia and Ukraine.

200-207

Authors: Vladimir M. Pekarchuk

This article, based on archive and statistical materials and the results of analytical work carried out by predecessors, examines the place and role of professional social organizations in the development of the cultural/artistic life of ethnic minorities. Considerable attention is devoted to examining the regional aspect of social structuring and inquiring into the ethnic mobilization of Ukraine’s ethnoses. On the whole, the author draws a conclusion about the effectiveness of work done by national/cultural centers, societies, and unions in the area of the development of the ethno-cultural space of ethnic minorities. The article brings to light the forms of impact of national/cultural organizations on social institutes.

214-225

Authors: Tatiana I. Troshina

This article examines the phenomenon of “collective responsibility” as a way to preserve social solidarity under extreme conditions of conflict between government authorities and the local community. The author takes for exploration the territory of the European North of Russia, which, due to its special natural/climatic conditions, has had a number of distinctive features in forming and maintaining sociality.

235-238

Authors: Alexey A. Volvenko

This review addresses a monograph on the nationalist ideology of Don Cossacks in the early 20th century, which is a path-breaking work in modern Cossack studies. The review brings to light the author’s design and methodological choice and illustrates the major themes in the evolution of Don Cossacks’ nationalism.

119-129

Authors: Uuriy U. Klychnikov

This article reconstructs the biography of A.F. Rebrov, the outstanding Russian functionary and innovator landlord. His fate was associated with the Russian mastery of the North Caucasus, in which he took a most active part. Works by A.F. Rebrov were held in high regard by the Caucasian leadership, and his contemporaries noted his contribution to the development of sericulture, wine-making, and horticulture. He was known as a patron and enlightener.

141-149

Authors: Olga V. Rvacheva

This article, based on archive materials and published documents, examines the activity of the Don authorities in the area of social relations and social support of the population of the Province of the Don Cossack Host during the Civil War. The author analyzes the reasons behind the conflict between the province’s Cossack and non-Cossack population and the policy of Don ataman P.N. Krasnov and the government in respect of these social groups. The author also examines the achievements and failures of the Don authorities in terms of organizing and managing the social sphere amid the military conflict.

69-79

Authors: Tatiana P. Khlynina

Article is devoted to the perception of evacuation and its reflection in the Archive Fund. It discusses the features of eyewitnesses of the events 1941–1942. Opens the possibility of archival sources in understanding the logic of the disruption and measures of evacuation. Noted substantial mismatch personal and official sources of origin, analyzes their research capabilities.

85-93

Authors: Nikolai V. Mityukov, Lyudmila P. Portseva

Based on archive documents and information from the periodical press, the author makes an attempt at reconstructing the biographies of the Izhevsk Pond steamers “Izh” and “Shrapnel”. The article is illustrated with archive drawings put into scientific circulation for the first time ever.