The 19th cen­tury saw a boom in the or­gan­isa­tion of civil com­munit­ies all European coun­tries. Le­gis­lat­ive changes gave room for in­sti­tu­tion­al­isa­tion as­so­ci­ations, clubs and circles, as res­ult num­ber these or­gan­isa­tions mul­ti­plied. Re­search on as­so­ci­ations is mul­ti­fa­ceted task, they cover range dis­cip­lines de­pend­ing their type. Their lit­er­at­ure ap­proaches ...

The author investigates into the history of main military library Russian Empire. In mid 19-th century, General Staff Library became one largest book depositories in Russia. sets goal to review events related during period when F. Kruse and A. N. Petrov were heading institution. This was characterized by consistent collection development collaborations with historians, new trends expanding open...