Organization features and mechanisms of activity of local census bodies during the agricultural land and all-Russian city census of 1917 (based on materials from the Tomsk province)

Skopa V. A.

The article discusses the features of the organization and mechanisms of the census bodies in the Tomsk province during the agricultural land and the All-Russian city census of 1917. The pattern of the division of the province and the distribution of functionality among the counter-registrars is determined. The work of the census office managers is systematically presented. The mechanism of interaction between regional authorities and census staff is shown. In conclusion, a conclusion is drawn about the comprehensive instructive and methodological support of statistical work and the systematic presentation of the generated material.

Keywords:census, statistical accounting, registrar, Tomsk province, statistics.