The Introduction of the Inhabitants of the Irkutsk Province to Art by the Society for the Dissemination of Public Education and Folk Entertainment (1900-1908)

The relevance of the article lies in the study of the process of introducing the inhabitants of the Irkutsk province to art in 1900–1908. At the moment, researchers have not studied in detail the activities of the Society for the Spread of Public Education and Popular Entertainment in introducing the inhabitants of the Irkutsk province to art in 1900– 1908, and have not analyzed the constituent and accompanying documents of the organization, which are part of the State Archives of the Irkutsk Region. A more detailed analysis and study of a wide range of sources makes it possible to imagine the process of introducing the inhabitants of the Irkutsk province to art in 1900–1908.
The purpose of the work is to present the process of introducing the inhabitants of the Irkutsk province to art by the Society for the dissemination of public education and folk entertainment (1900–1908).
The objectives of this work are: on the basis of the documents of the State Archives of the Irkutsk region to present the activities of the Society for the dissemination of public education and folk entertainment in introducing the inhabitants of the Irkutsk province to art; identify the difficulties and results of this process.
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 the activities of the Society for the Dissemination of Public Education and Popular Entertainment in introducing the inhabitants of the Irkutsk province to art in 1900–1908. The article showed that through historical sources it is possible to understand how this process took place.
Conclusions. The society for the dissemination of public education and folk entertainment supported the development of artistic life in the Irkutsk province. A detailed study and analysis of materials from the collection of the State Archives of the Irkutsk Region, where records of active participants in public events have been preserved, proved that the organization actively participated in the process of introducing the inhabitants of the Irkutsk province to art in 1900–1908.

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