Features of the Mineralogical Society in Russia in the pre-revolutionary period

Abstract

This article presents the conditional periodisation of the stages of the St. Petersburg Mineralogical Society. The object of the research is its activity from 1817-1917. This article deals with issues of the daily and scientifi c activities of the Society. We provide state fi nancial support of Mineralogical Society. The quantitative results of various areas of research in the fi eld of mineralogy, geology and other related sciences are presented. The data of research and experiments of the members of the Mineralogical Society are given. The basic mechanisms of cooperation between the state and the scientifi c community are consecrated. The conclusion is made about the special role of this society in the regulation of scientifi c relations in Russia and abroad. The vigorous activity of the scientifi c society on the versatile research of Russia allowed the state to conduct scientifi c research on new territories, to unite Russian scientists leading the study of minerals, rocks and minerals, to activate public interest in science.