GENERAL PETER ALBEDINSKY IN THE SOCIUM OF THE XIX CENTURY: HISTORICAL MYTH AND REALITY
The article reveals the administrative activities of General Peter Albedinsky as the Riga (1866-1870), Vilna (1874-1880) and Warsaw (1880-1883) Governor-General. A comparative analysis of the historical image formed by contemporaries with reality is carried out. It is concluded that the historical myth of Peter Albedinsky is superficial, due to the subjectivity of the estimates of the general. It is noted that negative assessments of the administrative activity of Peter Albedinsky prevailed in Russian society. They were due to the liberalization of the government policy in the Baltic States, Belarus and Poland.