SOCIAL AND CULTURAL PROJECTS AND PRACTICE OF STATISTICAL AGENCIES OF WESTERN SIBERIA AND THE STEPPES IN THE SECOND HALF OF XIX - EARLY XX CENTURIES. IN TERMS OF DEVELOPMENT MARGINS

The article presents some areas of social and cultural activities of statistical agencies of Western Siberia and the Steppes, the contribution of regional centers in the statistical study of the province and the accumulation of knowledge about it. The role of the Secretary of the Committee in determining the subject of work and areas of the region's research.