P.A. Stolypin in Tomsk

In article the author writes about visiting Tomsk by Chairman of theCcounciljfMinisters of Russia P.A.Stolypinym and main agriculture land manager A.V.Krivoshein during their joint trip to Siberia (1910). Tomsk atthat time was not only an administrative center of Tomsk province, but also a large scientifically-educational center in Russia. There weretwo higher educational institutions in Tomsk: University and Institute of Technology. Already after visiting of a city by P.A.Stolypinym inthe autumn of 1910 the Siberian Higher Female Courses had been opened in Tomsk. P.A.Stolypin and A.V.Krivoshein visited University andInstitute of Technology. At a meeting with a management of high schools and professors the problem of opening of new faculties wasdiscussed. Honored guests examined library, museums, offices, visited a student's hostel. P.A.Stolypin underlined value of Tomsk as centerof science of Siberia. Representatives of city administration at a meeting with Chairman of the Council Ministers brought up a question onconstruction of the Altay railway which should promote increase in export of the grain which was grown in Altai. In Tomsk resettlementproblems were mentioned, the prospect of colonization of Narymsky edge was discussed. At the end honored guests visited district survey ofdistrict hospital. In summary the conclusion is done that the head of the government of Russia during a trip to Siberia attached great value todevelopment of Tomsk as scientifically-educational center of Siberia. This Siberian city continues to keep and develop today the traditionsput still in the end XIX-beginning ХХ centuries. Two high schools which P.A.Stolypin visited in 1910 (Tomsk Polytechnical and TomskState Universities), have received the status «National research university».

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