MATRIMONIAL BONDS AND DEMOGRAPHIC BEHAVIOR OF CIVIL OFFICERS IN BELARUSIAN PROVINCES (1864-1914)
The article is dedicated to legal norms of forming of civil officer’s family at the 2 <sup>nd</sup> half of 19 <sup>th</sup> - the beginning of 20 <sup>th</sup> centuries. Fundamental difference for civil officers is necessity to receive the permission to get married from their chiefs. The age preferable for civil officers to create a family has been revealed. The factors influencing on a marriage partner choice have been identified. The data regarding the number of children born in civil officer families of Belarusian provinces has been provided. The reasons and ways of marriage breakup have been described by giving specific examples. It is concluded that there is a particular model of marriage behavior in civil officer’s life.