The Leonovs noble family in the history of Yekaterinoslav region

Abstract

The purpose of the article: сarry out the retrospective analysis of history of the noble family of the Leonovs from the Yekaterinoslav region. Research methods: methods of genealogical research, social history and prosopography. The main results. The existing historiography of the issue is analyzed, which is quite narrow due to little attention from researchers to this little-known noble family. As a result of the heuristic search, archival, printed, visual and oral sources are found, on the basis of which the history of seven generations of the Leonovs family is analyzed from the time of their appearance on the lands of the Prydniprovya region in the late 18th century to the present time. In total, the appendix contains the names of 47 family members with brief information about each of them. The question of the origin of the family, which is not unambiguous, and therefore not fully clarified, is studied. Particular attention is paid to the coverage of the activity of its representatives in the state, self-governing and class organizations of the Yekaterinoslav province in the 19th and early 20th centuries. As a result, the history of one of the noble families of the Yekaterinoslav province is reconstructed, which is almost unknown not only to the general public but also to specialists. Since the nobility for almost 150 years was the local elite, it is difficult to imagine socio-political, socio-economic and socio-cultural components of the development of the Prydniprovya region in the late 18th and early 19th centuries without studying all aspects of lives of its representatives. The practical significance: the presented materials can serve as a basis for studying not only individual biographies of the members of the Leonovs family, but also help in studying the activities of the zemstvo institutions, as well as in clarifying the peculiarities of the reforms of Emperor Alexander II. Scientific novelty: for the first time in historiography a comprehensive analysis of history the Yekaterinoslav region noble family Leonov and presented their generational list were carried out. Type of article: analytical.