Letters of the Western-Siberian correspondents of G.N. Potanin in Scientific library of Tomsk state university

Documents of a personal origin of inhabitants of Western Siberia represent unique источниковую basefor studying of history of the given region. Especially from them it would be desirable to allocate Grigory Nikolaevicha's private correspondencewith its numerous acquaintances, scientific organizations and the organizations which totals about 2000 letters more than from 600correspondents. In spite of the fact that life and G.N.Potanina's activity became for a long time already objects of attention of researchers, themajority of letters of its archive till now remain малоизученными. Especially it concerns an epistolary heritage there has begun XX centuryCorrespondence of this period of time is sated by messages on events of cultural and public character and makes 1/3 epistolary documentsstored in archive of Grigory Nikolaevicha. The department of manuscripts and book monuments conducts systematic work on preparationand introduction in a scientific turn of letters both G.N.Potanin, and letters from its correspondents. In connection with the above-stated thedecision to begin preparation for the publication of letters both G.N.Potanin, and reciprocal letters to it was accepted. Letters of the Western-Siberian correspondents of G.N.Potanin are bright reflection public, political and cultural life of Western Siberia of beginning XХ century Inthem Grigory Nikolaevicha's participation in публикаторской and популяризаторской work, reviewing and the organization of publicationsof other authors is shown.

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