The Krasnoyarsk City in the 1900–1910s in the Collection of Archival Materials from the Archive of the Siberian Industrialist and Bibliophile G.V. Yudin

The article analyzes for the first-time archival materials from the so-called "Yudin collection"the personal archive of the Siberian industrialist and bibliophile G.V. Yudin, stored in the State Archives of the Krasnoyarsk Krai, notes the great importance of this collection for the history of Krasnoyarsk in 1900-1910 as a representative of the East Siberian cities of the Russian Empire of this period.New materials have been studied that allow us to reconstruct key aspects of life in Krasnoyarsk in the 1900-1910s, based on documents from the collection, which include reports, selected periodicals, manuscripts (typescripts), drawings and sketches, a description of the processes of city improvement, features of public organization and elements of intellectual life is given.The history of the modernization of the urban environment is revealed, reflected in archival documents on water supply, electrification, architecture and urban planning.The history of the improvement of Krasnoyarsk is considered in the context of historical urban studies.The content of the archival documents, which are published for the first time, is interpreted in the context of the historical dynamics of the urban space, including political and social movements, the development of educational and cultural infrastructure.An analysis of sources related to the functioning of private and public libraries, art exhibitions, periodicals, as well as the dissemination of academic knowledge and practices (including ethnographic) is carried out, which allows us to judge the formation of a sustainable urban community of active citizens involved in improving the urban space in Krasnoyarsk in 1900Krasnoyarsk in -1910. .