PREPARATORY MEASURES FOR THE OPENING OF THE POLOTSK CADET CORPS: ORGANIZATIONAL AND FINANCIAL ASPECTS

Abstract

This article touches on the organizational and financial aspects of the set of preparatory measures undertaken by the Russian authorities during the creation of the Polotsk Cadet Corps in 1830–1835. The reasons for the creation of a network of provincial cadet corps in Imperial Russia, the prerequisites for the opening of a cadet corps in Polotsk – a closed-type secondary military educational institution in the district center of Vitebsk province – are investigated. The process of creating a construction commission, recruiting its personnel, and raising finances is revealed. Special attention is paid to the search and selection of buildings for the accommodation of the Polotsk Cadet corps and the preparatory measures for the arrangement of cadet buildings. Quantitative indicators of the allocation of funds for the reconstruction of Paezut buildings are determined. The condition of the rebuilt cadet buildings and other additional works on the adaptation of the cult building up to 1839 are characterized. Data on the monetary settlements with contractors and information on the remuneration of commission members are provided. The mechanism of collecting funds for the foundation of the cadet corps in Polotsk is indicated, their quantitative results until 1839 are revealed. Most of the information extracted by the author from the funds of the National Historical Archive of Belarus and given in the article is used for the first time in the national historiography.