The works of V.F. Kudryavtsev as the sources for history of Russian province. The second half of 19 <sup>th</sup> - the beginning of 20 <sup>th</sup> centuries
In this article the analyses of the researcher of the Russian province history Vasily Kudryavtsev is presented (1843-1910). The peculiarities of the historical-ethnographic, ethnographic, folklore, historical and religious works, their relationship with the historical science and social thought, methods of V.F. Kudryavtsev works with historical material.