УЧАСТИЕ ЖИТЕЛЕЙ БАЙКАЛЬСКОЙ СИБИРИ В ОФОРМЛЕНИИ ПАРИЖСКОЙ ВСЕМИРНОЙ ВЫСТАВКИ 1900 Г. (ПО МАТЕРИАЛАМ ГОСУДАРСТВЕННОГО АРХИВА ИРКУТСКОЙ ОБЛАСТИ)

Abstract

The article examines the history of the participation of the inhabitants of Baikal Siberia in the Paris World Exhibition of 1900. M. D. Butin (1835–1907), the history of the creation of his art collection. The work confirms that M. D. Butin participated in the design of the Paris World Exhibition. The study reveals the content side of the international art event for the Baikal region. Various representatives of the public (merchants, artists, scientists, teachers) were involved in the process of preparing the event, since many residents studied the history, features of the development of Siberia. All this allows us to conclude that as a result of participation in the exhibition, M. D. Butin created favorable conditions for the development of socio-cultural ties of the region with Western and Eastern states. Mikhail Dmitrievich's activities influenced the process of familiarizing residents with art objects. He supported the work of public organizations, scientific expeditions, art exhibitions and other educational events. The entrepreneur believed that if you prepare and organize open areas for society, then it is possible to raise the level of its well-being. As a result of expeditions, writing scientific papers, Mikhail Dmitrievich showed how the region should develop. Many interests and ideas of M. D. Butin in various fields of culture were realized during his lifetime and after by other representatives of the artistic intelligentsia of Baikal Siberia.