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The article deals with Zhukovsky’s poem analyzed in the context of notions of Austerlitz battle that existed in Russian society in 1806. The defeat near Austerlitz passed by Russian officials off as almost a victory caused a real enthusiasm in the public. Alexander I’s return to active foreign policy was met with approval. Before start of a new military campaign of 1806–1807 Zhukovsky wrote a propaganda poem which reflected both the tsar’s intentions in his foreign policy and public opinion.

Clause is devoted to a problem of creation and activity of Extreme committee of inquiry of Vremennoye Government. In work the reasons of establishment of the committee in March, 1917, its purposes and a problem, and also organizational structure and personnel structure are investigated. The author pays attention that work committee passed in sharp and inconsistent revolutionary conditions. In clause the concept of chairman committee of N. K.

In recent years points concerned with destiny of Russian military archives of a Napoleon war poque draw explorers’ attention more and more often. This is the matter of the fact that archive sources are known quite well and were put into use in science a long time ago. Now we can confidently say that archives of military units and formations starting with battalions and up to headquarters of corpses are lost, except for the archives of the number of Guards’ regiments and of some of the reserve battalions.

The article explores some aspects of the memoir heritage concerning the Russo-Turkish War in 1877–1878 on the Caucasian seat of war. The author analyses the memoirs of G.K. Gradovskii, F. A. Schtokvich, N.P. Betling, M.M. Pozemkovskii, rather seldom mentioned in research literature. The memoirs reveal miscalculations and faults of the Russian headquarters, heroism of the Russian soldier, the War in terms of its ordinary participants: junior officers, privates, doctors, nurses, etc.

Russian peoples were able takes two tasks in war of 1812: 1) to wake up hate against the conqerors and to keep citizens in obedience to the authorites; 2) to carry out wars service as well as regular army. The supreme power was afraid of armed peasants and was not interested to do militia striking army. Peoples activity permitted Tzar to require of rule class to offer their property and not to criticize the political course.The author is analysing secret circulats of the Home office of Russia.1806 and 1812 years the talk tzar with I.

The following article examines functioning of Saratov’s city electoral system in 1871–1892. On the base of many sources (including archive sources) author systematized data about number of voters and their voting, described the organization and particulars of election. An important part of the study is analysis of Saratov city duma’s social structure and enumerating of people who have been elected for many times. The author’s conclusions are connecting with objective reasons of reform of city electoral system in 1892.

Article for the first time shows nearly unceasing process recruitment in Saratov region and will reconstruct the situation, in which they proceed. Provided in her material allows to draw a conclusion about that that in condition of the serfdom to speak of ascent of the patriotism and volunteer mass movement amongst local population, as this was done earlier, it is impossible.

This article is dedicated to the issue of autocratic power, liberal bureaucrats and nobility attitudes and interests, their historical correlation in the reform of 1861. The subject of the analysis is the understanding of “pheasant adoration” phenomenon and anti-noble moods in the political outlook of the reformers. The focus of the author’s attention is on prince V.P. Mescherskii’s memoirs, containing critical evaluation of lib

The article deals with little-known events of Russian-Prussian-French war of 1806-1807 – the battle at Eylau 26 January 1807. The events of the battle can be divided into 6 stages: the first stage is the repulse of Murat’s attack at the forward position. The second stage is the repulse of Murat’s attack at the main position, the third stage is the repulse of Soult and Augereau’s flank attacks. The fourth stage is Bagration’s retreat through Eylau and the participation of Barclay’s detachment in the battle.

Based on the published information the article analyses the course of festive celebrations devoted to the beginnings of Saratov province. The celebration was held according to the traditions of state festivities existing since Peter the Great’s time. For the new province centre it was the sign of approaching the capitals, and for the province territory it meant drawing near the heart of the empire. The transformation of Saratov into the province centre was the starting point of the changes in its cultural and public environment, appearance and city planning.