Journal of Siberian Federal University. Humanities & Social Sciences / The Dynasty of the Yeniseysk Merchants Kobychevs: Formation, Entrepreneurship, Participation in Public Life

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Issue
Journal of Siberian Federal University. Humanities & Social Sciences. 2020 13 (7)
Authors
Komleva, Evgeniya V.
Contact information
Komleva, Evgeniya V.: Institute of History of the Siberian Branch of the RAS Novosibirsk, Russian Federation; ; ORCID: 0000-0002-6975-3516
Keywords
Siberian merchantry; Yeniseisk; the Kobychevs; biography; economic activities; public services; lifestyle
Abstract

The article discusses the story of one of the most wealthy and influential merchant dynasties of Yeniseisk in the 19th century – the Kobychevs. It gives the biographical data (including previously unknown) about the representatives of different generations of this family and characterizes their economic activities, public service, lifestyle. The reconstruction of the Kobychevs’ life path allows us to reveal the features inherent to the development of the Siberian merchant class in general and concerning the conditions and ways of initial accumulation of capital, the spheres of its further circulation, conflicts and interaction with the regional administration, the influence of merchants on the urban environment. The analysis of biographical information about the Kobychevs contained in periodicals and works of their contemporaries, emphasizes the important position of the merchant class in the structure of the Siberian urban society and the significant contribution of merchants to the economy, public and cultural life of the region

Pages
1144-1152
DOI
10.17516/1997-1370-0632
Paper at repository of SibFU
https://elib.sfu-kras.ru/handle/2311/135528

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