Shumkin G. N. Documents on the Preparation for Alexander I’s Trip to the Urals in 1824 (To the 200th Anniversary of the Event)

Georgy N. Shumkin
Candidate of Historical Sciences, Institute of History and Archaeology, Ural Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences
Ekaterinburg, Russia
E-mail: shumk@mail.ru
ORCID: 0000-0003-1858-8001

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UDC 930.2(47)“1824”:910.4
DOI: 10.58529/2782-6511-2024-3-1-86-97

ABSTRACT. The publication of the documents is dedicated to the 200th anniversary of Emperor Alexander I’s trip to the Urals in 1824 The Emperor’s interest in this region was not accidental. During the reign of Alexander I, a number of reforms were carried out, during which a system of mining law was created («Draft of Mining Regulations»), the system of state-owned mining districts was institutionalized, a class of indispensable workers was created, and intensive gold mining began. These measures prepared the conditions for the transformation of the Urals into a special region — the Ural Mining Oblast. The publication includes copies of documents from the correspondence of the Zlatoust and Ekaterinburg mining chiefs, deposited in the fund of the Department of Mining and Salt Affairs of the Ministry of Finance of the Russian State Historical Archive. The published materials are devoted to the preparation of the Orenburg province for the meeting of the emperor. The publication of the documents is preceded by an introductory article.

KEYWORDS: Alexander I, Urals, trip, mining industry, administration.

For citation: Shumkin G. N. Documents on the Preparation for Alexander I’s Trip to the Urals in 1824 (To the 200th Anniversary of the Event) // Historical Geography Journal. 2024 Vol. 3 № 1 P. 86–97.

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