DISSEMINATION OF MARXIST IDEAS IN THE ORENBURG REGION: ACTIVITIES OF THE FIRST CIRCLES AND GROUPS
The article investigates the issue of Marxism ideas penetration into the territory of Orenburg province, analyzes the organization and activities of the first Marxist circles and groups in the region. In addition to the existing publications on the problem, some unpublished archival documents became the basis of the study. The authors found that the generators of revolutionary ideas were exiled. The main content of the activities of the group members was oral agitation and dissemination of revolutionary literature.