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«IZVESTIYA IRKUTSKOGO GOSUDARSTVENNOGO UNIVERSITETA». SERIYA «ISTORIYA»
«THE BULLETIN OF IRKUTSK STATE UNIVERSITY». SERIES «HISTORY»
ISSN 2222-9124 (Print)

List of issues > Series «History». 2025. Vol 54

Exiled Decembrists in Altai: Some Research Issues

Author(s)

I. N. Nikulina1

1 Altai State University, Barnaul, Russian Federation

Abstract
The history of the Siberian exile of the Decembrists is an urgent problem that requires a comprehensive study. The article is devoted to the consideration of the stay of exiles Decembrists in Altai. On the basis of the archival sources, the issues of number, the places of accommodation, the financial situation, the relations with the local population, the occupation are reflected.
About the Authors
Nikulina Irina Nikolaevna, Doctor Sciences (History), Associate Professor, Leading Researcher Scientist, Laboratory of Interdisciplinary Study of Archaeology of Western Siberia and Altai Altai State University 61, Lenin ave., Barnaul, 656049, Russian Federation e-mail: innikulina@mail.ru
For citation
Nikulina I.N. Exiled Decembrists in Altai: Some Research Issues. The Bulletin of Irkutsk State University. Series History, 2025, vol. 54, pp. 13-22. https://doi.org/10.26516/2222-9124.2025.54.13 (in Russian)
Keywords
Decembrists, exile, police surveillance, Altai, Siberia.
UDC
94(571.150)
DOI
https://doi.org/10.26516/2222-9124.2025.54.13
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