UNPUBLISHED ARCHIVAL DOCUMENTS FOR THE N.F. KATANOV’S JOURNEYS

Abstract

Purpose The study of unpublished diaries by N.F. Katanov on its Central Asia Travel during 1890 – 1892.Methodology Historical-genetics method, systems approach, critical method.Results Exact amount of archival holdings in the National Archives of the Republic of Tatarstan, concludes the feasibility publication travelling diaries by N.F. Katanov to the Semirechye, Tarbagatai and Xinjiang in 1890 - 1892 years in a holistic way.Practical implications The introduction of new sources for investigation of the structure of everyday life, and the functioning of the military and administrative apparatus of the Qing Empire in the last decade of the XIX century.

Keywords

• N.F. Katanov
• Central Asia
• National Archives of the Republic of Tatarstan