On financial condition of late 19th century Moscow nobility self-government

Abstract

This article explores the sources of data
on financial activity of Moscow nobility self-government
in the second half of the 19th century. The account
books of Deputies Assembly of Moscow Nobility are the
most reliable source for such investigation. With a great
number of account books of different kinds it is necessary
to detach books that can give a full account of the
development of Moscow nobility self-governments economic
activity. Having compared the data from different
account-books the author can clearly state that the most
complete and reliable sources are two kinds of financial
books: account books of nobilitys amount and cashbook
of nobility.