Officials of Local Financial Institutions in the Last Quarter of the XVIII-th century - the First Half of the XIX-th century (by materials of upper Volga provinces)
The article considers one of the most topical questions in the history of this country - the process of establishment and development of the bureaucratic apparatus in Russia by an example of the government chamber.. The problem of financial educational and social status of officials of local financial institutions is singled out; the system of encouragement and punishment, as a method of state powers struggle against duty abuses is displayed.