The higher school of economics projects in Samara in 1890s - 1920th (on the question of institutional components of industrialization in Russia)

The article is based on the archival documents that shows specific features of the higher economic education projects in the Samara region at the end of 19th - the first third of the 20th century. It also shows the dependence of growth rate of the higher economic school organization in Samara from the relevance of the higher commercial education in the local economic groups and administrative circles. The authors explore three stages of the higher economic education in Samara. The article analyzes the discussion about commercial education among economic and political elite of the region that shows the institutional conditions of emergence of the higher school in the province. The article considers the aspiration of local government to make commercial education as a source of expansion of economic influence of the Samara on all Southeast region. Authors draw a conclusion that the higher school of economics projects in Samara mostly depends on new technological revolution and consideration of the central power than on local institutional conditions.