The principles of class charity in the culture of Middle Volga region in XIX century
The article analyses the socio-cultural principles of class charity in Middle Volga region in XIX century. The importance of the research comes from the necessity to explore the forms and the content of charity and its significance for rehabilitation of the traditional Russian values. The author believes that the traditional experience is able to enhance the potential of charity in the modern Russian society. The article aims at the research of the traditional culture of Middle Volga region in XIX century and at identification its charity experience and moral values. The author uses the culturological, historical and systematical methods. The article shows class charity on the historical examples accompanied with the religious and moral experience of the region. The article also analyses the charity acts by aristocracy, landlords, merchants. The analysis includes the examples of the famous benefactors and religious charity acts by land aristocracy. The author emphasizes the special role of the charity ladies as an important social phenomenon. The article also illustrates the special charity acts by clergy. The article results in the conclusion that the daily life culture of Middle Volga region was systematic and emphasized the unselfishness as a privileged feature and charity considered to be a norm of social behavior. The charity system was based on the state institutions, church, private and public charity organizations.