History of Interaction Between Judicial Authorities and Mass Media in the Second Half of the 19th Century (Based on Files of the Novgorod Governorate)

The article is devoted to the analysis of the history of the development of the interaction of judicial bodies with the mass media in the Russian Empire of the XIX century. The materials of the official press of the Novgorod province used by the author allow us to trace the main trends in the practice of implementing the state policy of using print media in order to provide the population with information about the activities of judicial bodies. The forms of interaction are revealed by the examples of the publication of announcements, court notices and calls, statements on the material maintenance of judges, reports from courtrooms, decrees of the Governing Senate.