REFLECTION OF ZEMSTVO SUBJECT IN THE ORENBURG NEWSPAPER "VAKYT"
The article is devoted to the history of local government of the Ural-Volga Region. In the article new information from the periodical press on Turki language is presented. The reaction of Russian Muslims on the activity of self government bodies in the period of Duma monarchy is analyzed. Problems such as the representation of Muslims in county institutions, the effectiveness of county taxes, the spread of universal primary education are singled out. The article concludes that periodical press on Turki language helped popularization of county institutions among the Bashkir and the Tatars; spread of county projects in the area of universal primary education, expansion of interaction of the Muslim clergy and zemstvo.