Time budgets of the provincial students in the 1920-1930's

The article studies the role of the state in the process of people’s vital rhythm transformation when transiting from the traditional society to the industrial one. The special attention is paid to the changes in the time budget of students in the Trans-Ural region and their subjective interpretation of those changes. With this purpose in view the author appeals to the sources data obtained with application of the Oral History methodology.