Отечественная история

This article focuses on the condition of Russian economy before crisis and the point of elite policy. Anti-crisis measures are discussed and also are defined on opportunity to get over of rough dependence.

In article is considered the problem of an origin and evolution of police provocation in political system of Russia on boundary XIX–XX centuries. On the basis of the analysis of materials of Extraordinary Committee of investigation of Temporary Government (ECI), conclusions and the positions containing in the report of chairman ECI at the first All-Russia congress of Advice is considered, etc.

The article is devoted to the history of formation of medical microbiology in Tsarist Russia. Since 1885 the first enthusiasts of «germ theory» in Russia with supporting of science patrons began to develop it in Odessa and St. Petersburg. The particular international type of scientific culture, which was embodied in the activity of bacteriological laboratories, is formed, but it had the local peculiarities. The microorganisms’ investigations in Russia at the end of 1880s were far from the interests of physicians.

Clause is devoted to analysis of the various points of view on necessity of war with Turkey, and also critical estimations of Russian army and readness of Russia for operations. The author consides positions of various representatives of Russian society – historians D.I. Ilovajskogo, M.P. Dragomanova; the representative of high society of prince V.P. Meshcherskogo.

The First World War in the mass consciousness of the Russians is still forgotten. The Supreme commanders who did not bring glory to the Russian army in battles and the reasons of their invalidity as military leaders are unknown to the mass reader. The Supreme Commander of the North-West Front, Cavalry General J.G. Zshilinsky, is one of those people, who happened to become a hostage of the depraved system of promotion in the army, which had been formed in the Emperor’s Russia by the end of the 19-th century.

Research is devoted to development of municipal system of an elementary education in Saratov per 1871–1917. The author cites data about number of city elementary schools, quantity of pupils, school premises, structure of the teacher’s personnel, etc. Also in clause activity of the Saratov city duma and also its some members, in sphere of an elementary education is considered.

The article is dedicated to the memoir heritage of the Serbian war of 1876. The author considers the forming of the views of Russian society on the Balkan conflict and analyses memoirs of V.D. Palenov, A.N. Khvostov, V.P. Mescherskey, N.N. Durnovo. The memoirs represent the actions of Russian volunteers in the Serbian army, the volunteers’ heroism, and shows the concept of the war from ordinary soldiers’ point of view.