Office Suitability or Chief Personal Sympathies: Monetary Maintenance of Serving Local Official Bodies in Russia in mid 19th Century

In the article the author analyzes the basic sources containing data on various kinds of material maintenance (salary, nourishment money, rent money) of all categories of Russian local officials from governors to the lowest rank servants. The author reveals information potentialities of sources and possibility of their use for historical research.

material maintenance, staff allowance, service records, civil officials, local state institutions, salary