Open AccessMERCHANTS IN DEVELOMPENT OF SIBERIAN CITIES IN THE 19-20th CENTURES (THE TYUMEN AND TOBOLSK CASE STUDIES)
Author(s) -
Maria Gaiduk,
Elena Sitnikova
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
vestnik tomskogo gosudarstvennogo arhitekturno-stroitelʹnogo universiteta
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2310-0044
pISSN - 1607-1859
DOI - 10.31675/1607-1859-2020-22-2-72-89
Subject(s) - architecture , cultural heritage , history of architecture , work (physics) , urban planning , history , urban history , archaeology , regional science , geography , civil engineering , engineering , economic history , mechanical engineering
The article covers historical and cultural heritage of Tyumen and Tobolsk, which are the capitals of the Tobolsk region. Historical cities of Siberia have rich historical, cultural and architectural heritage. The aim of this work is to assess the role of merchantry in the architectural image of West Siberian cities such as Tyumen and Tobolsk. The novelty lies in a full analysis of historical buildings of Tyumen and Tobolsk, identification of the role of local merchantry in establishing their architectural image and preservation of historical and architectural heritage. The scientific methods include a complex scientific analysis of historical archives and of bibliographical sources, a systems and architectural analyses of the research findings. Practically, the research results can be used in preparation of lectures, papers and essays on the history of the Siberian architecture. The work is based on theories and methods of historians and architects, and the full-scale experiment carried out by the authors in the years 2013−2019. It is shown that merchant buildings are extremely valuable. The majority of the assessed buildings are historical and architectural monuments of the local and federal significance. Buildings financed from merchant’s funds preserve knowledge about the history of towns, urban planning culture of the region, development of architectural styles, social and economic standards of the West Siberian cities late in the 19th and early 20th centuries.