State Regulation of National Libraries in Russia in the Second Half of the 19th Century
https://doi.org/10.69571/SSPU.2025.3.96.022
Abstract
The article reveals the content and shows the evolution of the state regulation of the activities of people libraries in Russia in the second half of the 19th century. The basis for the research was normative legal acts, materials of administrative and managerial government bodies, journal periodicals. The goal was achieved on the basis of historical-genetic and problem-chronological methods. As a result of the study, it was found that at each stage of the legal regulation of people libraries in Russia, the state authorities simultaneously solved two tasks. On the one hand, the government provided relatively favorable conditions for the implementation of library initiatives «from below», showing a certain interest in attracting «zealots of enlightenment» to the development of the cultural and educational space of the country. On the other hand, in the context of the growth of the social movement, the authorities solved a set of security tasks, forming a complex system of administrative and police supervision over people libraries.
About the Author
D. I. Popov
Omsk State University named after F.M. Dostoevsky
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Popov Dmitry Ivanovich — Doctor of Historical Sciences, Professor of the Department of International Relations, Sociology and Political Science
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Popov D.I. State Regulation of National Libraries in Russia in the Second Half of the 19th Century. Surgut State Pedagogical University Bulletin. 2025;(3(96)):217-227. (In Russ.) https://doi.org/10.69571/SSPU.2025.3.96.022
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