The making of the lawyer community in the Russian Far East and its professional activity before 1917

The article examines how the lawyer community was formed in the russian Far East before 1917, traces the dynamics of the number of attorneys-at-law, their assistants and private attorneys, identifies the cities in which they lived and their educational background. Using archival materials and periodical press, the author focuses on the professional activity of attorneys, attempting to assess how successful they were in protecting the interests of their clients, as well as to what degree the latter were satisfied with the work of their attorneys.