Research of Russian Population Budgets: Pre-Soviet Period (End of XVIII Century - 1917)
The history of the research of population budgets in tsarist Russia from the time of their occurrence till the Soviet period of history is considered. The relevance of the study is determined by its high importance to the social sciences, especially economics, history and sociology. It is argued that budget studies of the material conditions of life of the population are very important in the study of life standards, necessary for understanding economic history both of a separate region and the country as a whole. The material of budget surveys of citizens is unique and one of the most objective source of information about the daily life of the population. It is noted that at the beginning of the Soviet period Russia has already gained considerable experience in the field of research of the budgets of individuals. It is stated that the contribution of the Ural scientists in the area of social studies is very significant. Scientific novelty of the work lies in the fact that it systematizes and generalizes a large set of economic and statistical literature that allowed the author to present his own concept of the researched topic. In conclusion it is emphasized that the research of budgets of the Russian population by representatives of various sciences undoubtedly has a great future.