Organization of Artistic Events by the East Siberian Department of the Imperial Russian Geographical Society in the Second Half of the 19th - early 20th Centuries

The relevance of the article lies in the fact that the analysis of archival documents that reveal the exhibition activities of the East Siberian Imperial Russian Geographical Society in the second half of the XIX - early XX centuries. These materials have not been previously published or analyzed in domestic studies. The work confirms that the scientific organization created favorable conditions for acquaintance of the townspeople with the objects of art. The study allows to reveal the meaningful side of artistic events in the cities of Baikal Siberia.
The purpose of the work is to consider the history of organizing art events of the VSOIRGO in the second half of the 19th - early 20th centuries.
The objectives of this work are: on the basis of documents from the State Archives of the Irkutsk region to analyze articles and notes in city newspapers, posters, announcements about the activities of VSOIRGO; highlight the difficulties and features in the process of organizing art events.
Methodology. The article is based on the principles of historicism, consistency and scientific objectivity. Historical-genetic and problem-chronological methods are used.
Results. The study based on the materials of the State Archives of the Irkutsk Region presents the history of organizing art events of the VSOIRGO in the cities of Baikal Siberia in the second half of the 19th - early 20th centuries. It was noted that the scientific organization held art exhibitions that introduced residents to the works of Siberian and foreign masters.
Conclusions. As a result of the study, it was proved that the activities of VSOIRGO influenced the development of the artistic space of Baikal Siberia, the process of familiarizing residents with art objects in the second half of the 19th - early 20th centuries. Analysis of historical sources showed the peculiarities and difficulties in organizing events, presented the life and work of Siberian and foreign artists, artistic trends. The article analyzes the content of previously unexplored historical sources, which makes it possible to consider the exhibition activities of a scientific organization from different angles.

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