New Sources on the Inspection of Eastern Siberia by the Senator I.N. Tolstoy (a Diary by V.D. Philosophov and Letters of N.M. Golitsyn)
N.P. Matkhanova
Keywords: senatorial inspections, power and society, V.D. Philosophov, N.M. Golitsyn, inspection by I.N. Tolstoy, sources on Siberian history
Pages: 56-62
Abstract
New sources on the history of Siberia in the XIX century - The Diary by V.D. Philosophov and letters of N.M. Golitsyn - are introduced into the scientific circulation. Both authors took part in the inspection of Eastern Siberia conducted by the senator I.N. Tolstoy in 1843-1845. The everyday life and business activities of the newly arrived officials, their attitudes to Siberian merchants and bureaucrats are shown.
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