Owners of Russian Personal Book Collections in the Turkestan Region

The article is devoted to the owners of Russian personal libraries in Turkestan region at end 19th – beginning 20th centuries, persons who made a great contribution creating first public library European type on territory modern Uzbekistan. purpose consider personality libraries’ late early as well history formation their book collections, thematic content and degree study. considers peculiarities libraries, composition design bibliophile variety ownership characteristics. collections are exceptional importance valuable source for study culture socio-cultural development region.