Statutes and rugulations of municipal institutions as a source of social infrastructure development in the late 19th - early 20th centuries (in Tyumen)

Introducing and commenting the written sources of the 19th - early 20th centuries into scientific environment is oone of the most urgent challenges for the Russian history researchers. The fact is that these sources are extremely abundant and imformative, which allows highlighting the outline of historic events as well as possible, including the events both in the central cities of Russian Empire, and also in the outskirts of the state. At the same time, the apparent availability and abundance of these sources and their understandable language deprive these documents of the status of a complex, and thus, an attractive source of historical information. Here we should note that we share this point of view. The present work considers statutes and regulations issued by public institutions in Tyumen and operating in the late 19th - early 20th centuries. These sources allow us to study the changes and development of social life and social infrastructure of the city. The results of our study can be of use for urban geographers, local historians and source researchers. The work is open for further scientific discussion.