Formation of system of magazine periodicals in pre-revolutionary Tomsk(1886-1916)

Journalism of pre-revolutionary Siberia is inalienablepart of "big" all-russian journalism and has regional specific and that appears on the typological level.In spite of Siberian journalism begins from publications of magazine type, the base of forming of systemof periodical press in Siberia became newspapers - "Gubernia Gazette" that were publishing in allbig province cities. Magazines in Siberia began mass publishing only in the end of XIX - beginning of XX centuries and it was typical for Tomsk too, Tomsk was a center of one of biggest russian provincesin pre-revolutionary period.First magazines in Tomsk became publications, that were supported by administration resource,it were initiating by power and official organizations - administration of West-Siberian educationalregion, University, local power structures. The second many numbered group of magazinesbecame publications of different societies in Tomsk - from Tomsk society of medics to society DayNursery. But most of significant were private publications, it differ the most thematic specter andspecified character. These magazines were expected on definite purpose audience - students, theatrecritics, local historians and etc. These publications were made the third group of magazines that werepublished in Tomsk.So then in Tomsk in the end of XIX - beginning of XX centuries arise a system of magazine periodicals,publications, that were a part of it, they interact and complement one another. Official informationwas wide and fully presents in magazines of organs of government and official organizations. Publicationsof different societies answered to its needs and society-political and cultural life, questions ofdevelopment of regional self-awareness in Tomsk got reflection on pages of private magazines.The way that was coming by magazines in Siberian region before revolution in 1917th considerably differsfrom all-russian process. Siberia passed by period of thick encyclopedia magazines that consist one ofunique lines of pre-revolutionary journalism in XIX century. Siberia did not have its own thick magazineand couldnt make it because of poverty of intellectual, mankind and material sources.Significance of private magazines in Tomsk can see on some levels. In first, around editorialstuffs was founding unification of journalist and literature forces. In second, private magazines realizedesthetic education of own reader, presented models of new Siberian literature. In third, it was significantinvestment of Siberian private magazines to assimilation of local thematic and problematic. In atlast, they assist of development of regional self-awareness of Siberians. Private magazines in Tomskwere important section in formation of journalism in Siberia, the base of development of literature andliterature-critical processes.

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