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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». 2026. Vol 56

Formation and Development Features of the Honorary Citizens of District and Non-District Siberian Cities Corps in the Second Half of the 19th – Early 20th Century

Author(s)

N. I. Gavrilova

Baikal State University, Irkutsk, Russian Federation

Abstract
The dynamics of the number and social composition of honorary citizens of district and non-district towns in ten provinces and regions of Siberia, the Far East, and the Steppe Region are examined. It is found that this segment accounted for approximately 45 % of awards of this title in the region. Honorary citizens of non-provincial and non-regional towns were more democratic and varied in their socio-professional characteristics.
About the Authors
Gavrilova Natalya Igorevna? Candidate of Sciences (History), Senior Research Scientist, Scientific Research Center of Russian History Baikal State University 11, Lenin st., Irkutsk, Irkutsk, 664003, Russian Federation e-mail: nig2312@yandex.ru
For citation
Gavrilova N.I. Formation and Development Features of the Honorary Citizens of District and Non-District Siberian cities Corps in the Second Half of the 19th – Early 20th Century. The Bulletin of Irkutsk State University. Series History, 2026, vol. 56, pp. 6-19. https://doi.org/10.26516/2222-9124.2026.56.6 (in Russian)
Keywords
honorary citizen of the city, district town, city council, public initiative, governorgeneral, governor, merchants.
UDC
94(571.53)
DOI
https://doi.org/10.26516/2222-9124.2026.56.6
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