South Of Russia Research Articles

Проблемы антибиотикорезистентности в современном мире

Aim. Study the rate of spread of resistance of pathogenic microflora to a number of antibacterial drugs used in the therapeutic and preventive scheme at one of the operating poultry farms in the south of Russia, depending on the duration of the period of use. Materials and Methods. Veterinary and preventive measures were carried out according to the plan of antiepizootic measures. Antibacterial preparations were used for prophylactic antibacterial treatment of broiler chickens: Enrofloxacin – the first preventive treatment of chickens by drinking at the age of 1-5 days, Colistin – the second preventive treatment of broiler at the age of 20-25 days. Results. Antibacterial drugs Enrofloxacin, Colistin, which in the first two rounds showed their good effectiveness in the prevention of pathogenic microflora of broiler chickens, during the period of use in the therapeutic and prophylactic scheme on the tested broiler chickens of the third round of fattening, lost their effectiveness due to mutations and the adaptability of the microbial background to this type of antibiotics, which also affected the safety of livestock and production indicators according to the results of the round. Conclusion. The resistance of pathogenic microflora, most often manifested when fattening broilers on an industrial scale with more than one use of the same antibacterial drugs, develops acquired resistance as a result of contact of a microorganism with an antimicrobial agent due to the occurrence of mutations or due to horizontal transfer of resistance genes.

Insecticidal and repellent activity of the drug DELCID® 7.5 during wohlfahrtiosis in sheep

In terms of natural and climatic conditions, the Stavropol Territory is favorable for the development of a number of ectoparasites on animals, which cause significant damage to the development of productive animal husbandry. One of the most common diseases in sheep breeding in the south of Russia is wohlfahrtiosis. This disease is caused by parasitizing of the Wohlfahrtia magnifica larvae, which can lay larvae on the scratches and wounds of the animal. In June 2021, a production experiment was conducted in Filimonovskaya stanitsa, Stavropol Territory, to test a drug Delcid® 7.5 for veterinary use during wohlfahrtiosis in sheep. All experimental animals (30 sheep) had skin damage after shearing and were invaded by W. magnifica. Three groups of 10 sheep each were formed. All sheep of the experimental group No. 1 with skin damage had one-time treatment with Delcid® 7.5 by applying it to the skin of the back, from the head to tail base along the spine, at a dose of 10 ml per animal. It was determined that the insecticidal effect occurred after 3 days, and the duration of the protective effect of the drug Delcid® 7.5 (serial number 040421O) against the W. magnifica, in which the COP was higher than 70%, lasted 35 days. The treatment of sheep from experimental group No. 2 was carried out by local application of the drug Delcid® 7.5 to the affected by W. magnifica larvae areas of the animal body with a cotton pad with an application rate of 0.2 ml/cm2. It was determined that the death of W. magnifica larvae occurred 60 minutes after the drug was used. The sheep of the control group No. 3 were infested during the entire experiment – 42 days.

Документы об участии калмыков в военной кампании 1736 г. на кубанском направлении (по материалам Национального архива Республики Калмыкия)

Introduction. The article examines newly discovered documents to further analyze the participation of Kalmyks in the Russo-Turkish war of 1735– 1739. Goals. The work introduces new data on the actual circumstances to have preceded the involvement of Kalmyk cavalry into the campaign of 1736 and describes their combat activities. Materials and methods. The paper focuses on documents from the National Archive of Kalmykia — and specifically the then correspondence between Khan Donduk-Ombo, other Kalmyk landlords and regional authorities of South Russia — including dispatches and reports by Kalmyk affairs executives. The comparative historical method proved instrumental in compiling an event chronicle of the 1736 campaign on the basis of coinciding details contained in most of the sources studied. Results. The article publishes a total of ten documents describing the participation of Kalmyk cavalry in 1736 Kuban hostilities. Each of the former clarifies certain circumstances experienced by the Khanate during the military mobilization and sheds light on Kalmyk combat efforts supported by Kabardians, Don and Greben Cossacks. Conclusions. The introduced documentary materials shall significantly contribute to historical reconstruction of not only the Russo-Turkish war of 1735–1739 but also histories of all involved peoples across the North Caucasus and Black Sea Coast.

THE NOVI PETRIVTSI REGIONAL STAGE OF THE MIOCENE OF THE NORTHERN UKRAINE

Description of the Novi Petrivtsi Regional Stage of the Miocene of the Stratigraphic Scheme of the Neogene deposits of the Northern Ukraine is given. The Novi Petrivtsi Regional Stage is the first, oldest regional subdivision of this scheme. It corresponds to the Miocene part of the “Poltava stage” of the stratigraphic scheme of the end of XIX century of Lower Tertiary sediments of South Russia by N.A. Sokolov. The Novi Petrivtsi Regional Stage includes the Novi Petrivtsi Formation of the Dnipro-Donets Depression and Ukrainian Shield, the Chasov-Yar Strata, the Strata of clayey sticky sands, the Strata of quartz-siliceous pellites and sandstones of the western and south-western outskirts of Donets basin, lignite deposits and the Strata of dark gray clays of the Novo-Dmytrivka funnel sink. The Novi Petrivtsi Regional Stage reflects the step of the Miocene Sub-Paratethys history connecting with the formation of freshwater megalake within the Northern Ukraine paleosedimentological province after the regression of the last Paleogene sea basin (the late Oligocene, the Sivash time). The Novi Petrivtsi deposits together with the Mottled clays Strata make up the only sedimentation cycle known as the great lakes stage of the Eastern European Platform in the Miocene. Information on fresh-water mollusks, palynology and sporadic foraminifera of the Novi Petrivtsi Regional Stage of the Northern Ukraine is provided. The Novi Petrivtsi Regional Stage of the Northern UKraine is correlated with the Caucasian — Konkian regional stages of the Eastern Paratethys and dated Aquitanian — early Serravallian.

ИСТОРИЧЕСКАЯ ПАМЯТЬ В КОНТЕКСТЕ ЭТНОПОЛИТИЧЕСКИХ ОТНОШЕНИЙ ЮГА РОССИИ

Objective of the study is to analyze the role of historical memory in the context of ethnopolitical relations. The methodology of the research is based on the use of a transdisciplinary socio-philosophical approach to the study of the phenomena of modern reality. Research results. Based on an appeal to the specifics of the South of Russia, it is noted that in the South Russian region there is an obvious trend in the actualization of historical memory as a social resource. It is concluded that ethnopolitical relations in the South Russian region have a positive potential, provided they are adequately used in the political system of regional relations, as well as in the influence that may be accompanied by support for integration processes and the transfer of ethnocultural issues to the mode of sociocultural development. Prospects of the study.  This paper opens up prospects for further research of historical memory and ethnopolitical relations, in particular, its influence on the formation and development of the socio-cultural environment of the South of Russia.

Russia’s Policy Transition to a Hydrogen Economy and the Implications of South Korea–Russia Cooperation

Leading countries are developing clean energy to replace fossil fuels. In this context, Russia is changing its energy policy towards fostering new energy resources, such as hydrogen and helium. Hydrogen will not only contribute to Russia’s financial revenue by replacing natural gas, but will also provide a basis for it to maintain its dominance over the international energy market by pioneering new energy markets. Russia is aiming to produce more than two million tons of hydrogen fuel for export to Europe and Asia by 2035. However, it is facing many challenges, including developing hydrogen fuel storage systems, acquiring the technology required for exporting hydrogen, and building trust in the fuel market. Meanwhile, South Korea has a foundation for developing a hydrogen industry, as it has the highest capacity in the world to produce fuel cells and the ability to manufacture LNG: (liquefied natural gas) carriers. Therefore, South Korea and Russia have sufficient potential to create a new complementary and reciprocal cooperation model in the hydrogen fuel field. This study examines the present and future of Russia’s energy policy in this area as well as discusses South Korea and Russia’s cooperation plans in the hydrogen fuel sector and the related implications.

Short communication: Virulence of barley leaf rust in the South of Russia in 2017-2019

Aim of study: To analyze the structure of Puccinia hordei populations by virulence in southern Russia during 2017-2019. Area of study: South of Russia, the leading Russian region for barley production where barley leaf rust is an important foliar disease. Material and methods: Uredinial samples of P. hordei were collected at the production sites of winter barley in the south of Russia. Single uredinial isolates (total 95) were tested for virulence with 17 differentials with Rph resistance genes. Main results: No isolates were found virulent to the host line with the Rph13 gene. There was a decrease in the number of fungal isolates virulent to the host lines with Rph5 and Rph7 genes. In 2017 and 2019, isolates containing a large number of virulence alleles (from 11 to 15) prevailed. In 2018, isolates with low (1-5) and medium (6-10) frequency of virulent alleles prevailed, as well as avirulent isolates. The values of the Nei index via diversity showed high similarity of the pathogen populations in 2017-2018 (N = 0.05) and minor differences in 2017-2019 and 2018-2019 (N = 0.13 and 0.16, respectively). The greatest frequency of virulence alleles in accordance with the Nei (Hs) index was noted for the 2018 population (Hs = 0.36). For the 2017 and 2019 populations, this indicator was on average Hs = 0.29 and 0.20, respectively. Research highlights: Analysis of genetics of the P. hordei population is important for the strategy of varietal distribution in the region and development of rust-resistant cultivars.

Changes in the physiological state of peach plants influenced by drought

The article presents experimental data on physiological and biochemical studies of stone fruit culture on the example of Persica vulgaris (Mill.) In the humid subtropics of Russia. The research has been carried out since 2011 in the Laboratory of plant physiology and biochemistry of the Subtropical Scientific Center of the Russian Academy of Sciences on peach varieties of different ripening periods grown in the humid subtropics of Russia. To identify any physiological changes in the body of peach plants during drought, especially in summer, comprehensive diagnostic studies of the water regime (leaf turgidity, determination of the thickness of the leaf blade, water deficiency) and pigment composition are carried out, characterizing the functional state of peach plants. Under unfavorable conditions, promising varieties have a higher ratio of chlorophylls to carotenoids, which confirms their more developed adaptive potential. Studies of this nature have been carried out in order to identify and select resistant peach plants among the studied varieties, which would correspond to the humid region of the Black Sea coast of the Krasnodar Territory. In the subtropical zone of our region, the issue of drought resistance has always been acute, since the impact of negative environmental factors (cool spring, accompanied by drizzling rains and a long summer shortage of air and soil moisture) on peach plants lead to a decrease in productivity and a deterioration in the quality of fruits, which makes their unsuitable and non-transportable. It has been found that among the tested plants, peach varieties Maycrest, Fayet, Larisa have been distinguished by high physiological indicators, such as: low water deficiency – 12,20–14,65%, leaf turgidity ­– 0,18 mm, saturation of leaf tissues within 70,12–79,21%, the content of carotenoids is 0,5–0,7 units, which is a confirming sign of their high resistance to the negative effects of weather conditions in the south of Russia.

Path analysis for carbon transfers embodied in China's international trade and policy implications for mitigation targets

International trade has shifted part of the responsibility for carbon mitigation from consumers to producers, therefore quantifying mitigation targets and allocating responsibilities have become the focus of research. This study quantified carbon transfers between mainland China and its trade partners from a consumption perspective, and identified the transfer paths from initial production to final production and then consumption. We projected China's allowed carbon increment before peak carbon, and recommend policy measures based on different national technological levels. Given China's 1.25 Gt net exports of carbon, the country's share of the allowed carbon increment before peak carbon would increase from 30% to 51% in 2015 before 2030. The net carbon transfer paths from China driven by consumption by its trading partners accounted for 87% of the total number of paths, with paths to the United States and Hong Kong for exports of both primary and final products being the most prominent. On the other hand, the net carbon import transfer paths driven by China's consumption were dominated by imports of primary products from South Korea and Russia. In comparison with the production country, a country that drives net carbon transfers and has a higher technological level should strengthen its industrial and consumption structures and reduce emission through technical assistance to countries with a lower technological level; the latter should improve production efficiency to reduce imported demand and mitigate the emission. Our study provides a methodological framework and theoretical guidance for a more scientific and equitable allocation of carbon mitigation responsibilities.

Detection of Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever virus in ticks collected from South Russia

Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever (CCHF) has a central role among tick-borne infections in southern Russia. Multiple cases of disease are recorded annually in most regions with the СCHF foci; moreover, an expansion of the geographic range of the disease has been noted. Since 1999, more than 2300 people have fallen ill in Russia. Ticks are the main vectors and reservoirs of the Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever virus (CCHFV). As it is currently known, CCHFV has been detected in ticks of 33 species. In the period 2012–2019 in the south of the European part of Russia, more than 38,000 ticks of 14 species of the genera Hyalomma, Rhipicephalus, Dermacentor, Haemaphysalis and Ixodes were tested for the presence of CCHFV. Among 4,188 tick pools studied, the virus was detected in 252 (6%). The main vector, as expected, is H. marginatum (81% of positive pools). The same species is the most numerous among the studied ticks (66%). Apart from H. marginatum, the virus was detected in the following species: H. scupense, R. rossicus, R. turanicus, R. bursa, R. annulatus, D. marginatus, Haem. punctata and Ixodes ricinus. Most of the positive results were obtained from ticks collected from vertebrate hosts. As for H. marginatum, R. rossicus, D. marginatus, and Haem. punctata, the virus was detected in questing unfed specimens collected from vegetation and soil surface, which indicates the participation of these ticks in the circulation of the virus.

Moulding South African Public Opinion on Economic Cooperation with Russia

A study of over 300 articles and opinion pieces in popular and academic publications in South Africa, issued in 2016–2021, shows that South African journalists and political scientists are sceptical of large state-sponsored economic projects involving Russian state companies. Statements by the Russian partners that the current economic initiatives uphold the tradition of Soviet assistance to the anti-apartheid movement are interpreted by critics of the South African government as demagoguery and exploitation of history. Such authors assert that Russian-South African state cooperation in business led to “dodgy deals” which were concluded in the interests of South African high officials as well as entrepreneurs associated with them. South African journalists and political scientists focus on internal political and economic problems, presenting Russian initiatives as an aggravating factor. Many leading members of the ANC and the EFF have spoken in favour of cooperation with Russian state companies. Such initiatives are also often supported by the Independent Media & News publications. Collaboration between Russian private companies and their local partners does not tend to raise objections from observers in that country. South Africans welcome joint ventures with Russian participation which not only create jobs and provide advanced training to their local personnel but also contribute to import substitution by establishing manufacturing facilities in South Africa. The previous failures have not discredited trade and economic cooperation with Russia. South Africans do not seem to be opposed to Russian economic initiatives, apart from major state projects which are often scrutinised by the media. A considerable number of South Africans view Russia as an alternative to the Western influence and favour economic collaboration between our countries.

ESports: a Review of Foreign and Russian Media Resources

Millions of people all over the world watch ESports matches and follow the news about favourite teams and players. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic ESports market has received unprecedented growth of audience. The present paper is aimed at exploring and comparing specific features of ESports internet resources development around the world. The author observes the most visited ESports sites in such countries as South Korea, China, the USA, and Russia. Also, this article examines website traffic statistics to analyze the popularity of ESports internet resources among an audience. The data is based on the number of views and visitors for each country during the day, month, and year. The study showed that the Asian ESports media market prefers to use video format for providing content compared to the USA and Russia. The USA and Russia still use text and video formats.

Images of South Korea and Russia in the Mutual Representations of the Student Youth of Both Countries

The perspectives of modern South Korean youth on Russia and perspectives of Russian youth on South Korea respectively are reconstructed and interpreted in this article. The research was conducted on the basis of analysis of 100 in-depth interviews with Russian and South Korean student youth (50 students in each group), specializing in Russian-Korean relations, intercultural communications and language of the country studied. Natural and geographic factors, historical and cultural associations, the image of the countrys citizens are found to be the main South Korean students perspectives on Russia. Economic system, the image of the countrys citizens, historical and cultural features of the country represent the main Russian students perspectives on South Korea. In general, mutual images of each country contain many stereotypes which are mediocre for common perception. Such stereotypical thinking and the lack of knowledge about modern socio-economic realities among future specialists in Russian-Korean relations may be a serious obstacle that places under risk effectiveness of further cooperation between the two sides.

Extraction and Identification of Phenolic Compounds from the Iraqi Heliotropium europaeum L. plant

The plants of genus Heliotropium L. (Boraginaceae) are well-known for containing the toxic metabolites called pyrrolizidine alkaloids (PAs) in addition to the other secondary metabolites. Its spread in the Mediterranean area northwards to central and southern Europe, Asia, South Russia, Caucasia, Afghanistan, Iran, Pakistan, and India, Saudi Arabia, Turkey, and over lower Iraq, Western desert. The present study includes the preparation of various extracts from aerial parts of the Iraqi plant. Fractionation, screening the active constituent, and identification by chromatographic techniques were carried out.Heliotropium europaeum herbs were first defatted with n-hexane then extracted exhaustively by soxhlet apparatus using absolute methanol. The extract was filtered and the solvent was evaporated by applying a reduced pressure by a rotary evaporator. The residue suspended in distilled water and partitioned with chloroform, ethyl acetate, n-butanol. The hydrolysis step was done for the two fractions (n-butanol and ethyl acetate). Phytochemical analysis for the screening and identification of bioactive substances of the Heliotropium europaeum plant was done for each fraction. The identification of n-butanol and ethyl acetate fractions was carried out by thin-layer chromatography (TLC) and HPLC technique. For quantitive analysis, the concentration was calculated by serial concentrations of external standard materials to build a calibration curve between concentration and its equivalent peak area. The outcomes of this study were the identifications of new six phenolic compounds from H. europaeum ethyl acetate fraction, which exhibited wide biological activity. The identified compounds were kaempferol (1), Silybin (2), caffeic acid (3), Genistein (4), Apigenin (5), in addition to syringic acid (6). In the present study, we regard the first to report such results about the phenolic compounds in H. europaeum extract. A total of six discovered phenolics were identified in this extract for the first time. Our results on H. europaeum constituents provide a scientific base to examine the pharmacological effects of this plant in the future.

The influence and value of science and technology in the education systems of South Africa and Russia

The aim of this study was to identify the influence of technology on the education systems of South Africa and Russia. The study has brought to light the importance of technology, and that it contributes to the increase of quality of education. The correct application of relevant technology in education can be used as valuable support to education delivery, it can stimulate creativity, contribute to the development of higher-order cognitive thinking skills, assist learners to develop technological skills and finally it can help economic growth in the country. Moreover, the study created an opportunity to highlight differences and similarities in the purpose of technology, the access to and distribution thereof, the implementation thereof in classrooms and the challenges in terms of implementing them successfully. By using a comparative method, the researchers had the opportunity to identify gaps in the research for future studies, methods for the implementation of technology and universal challenges, such as the digital divide. This study has provided ample evidence of the value that technology adds if successfully implemented and how much value it can bring towards an education system. This is also the reason why an education system of any country should ensure the sustainability of the implementation of technology in the system. It is important that the education systems of both South Africa and Russia proceed to directly identify and address gaps in their approaches to implementing technology. It is also important for these countries to release more relevant data and policies regarding this topic, specifically in education. Although the role of the BRICS organisation is identified as the science and technology innovation (STI) initiative, there are no clear indicators in policy documents or references to technology in education. Moreover, looking specifically at the BRICS countries, it is clear that they have made strides in addressing such challenges as stipulated in the literature. To conclude, this research can be used to further address the challenges and limitations that were identified in the study in order to assess the future impact of technology on an education system.

Combined Impact of Climate Change and Land Qualities on Winter Wheat Yield in Central Fore-Caucasus: The Long-Term Retrospective Study

Progressing climate change has been increasingly threatening the agricultural sector by compromising the resilience of ecosystems and endangering food security worldwide. Altering patterns of major climatic parameters require the perspectives of agricultural production to be assessed in a holistic way to understand the interactions of climatic and non-climatic factors on crop yield. However, it is difficult to distinguish the direct influence of changing temperature and precipitation on the productivity of crops while simultaneously capturing other contributing factors, such as spatial allocation of agricultural lands, economic conditions of land use, and soil fertility. Wide temporal and spatial fluctuations of climatic impacts substantially complicate the task. In the case of the 170-year retrospective analysis of the winter wheat sector in the south of Russia, this study tackles the challenge by establishing the multiplicative function to estimate crop yields as a long-term result of a combined influence of agricultural output parameters, qualities of soils, and climate variables. It is found that within the climate–land–yield triangle, linkages tighten or weaken depending on the strength of noise effects of economic and social perturbations. Still, the overall pressure of climate change on the cultivation of winter wheat has been aggravating. The inter-territory relocation of areas under crops based on the matching of soil types, precipitation, air temperature, and erodibility of lands is suggested as a climate response option. The approach can be employed as a decision support tool when developing territory-specific land management policies to cope with adverse climate impacts on the winter wheat sector.

ДИНАМИКА ЭТНОГЕНДЕРНЫХ УСТАНОВОК НАСЕЛЕНИЯ ЮГА РОССИИ В СОЦИАЛЬНО-ПРОФЕССИОНАЛЬНОЙ СФЕРЕ

The article analyses the dynamics of gender attitudes of the South Russian population using the material of the repeated comparative sociological research conducted from 2004 to 2020. In the article the author analyses the attitude to the possibilities of career promotion for the female population in education, medicine, business, finance, production, politics and security agencies. In the conformist republics (the Republic of Ingushetia, the Republic of Dagestan) there is an increasing conservative trend, whereas the transitive republics (the Karachay-Cherkessia Republic, the Kabardino-Balkar Republic) are described by the approving stable attitude among the female and growing neutral attitude among the male population. Although, gender attitudes of the title nation in the Republic of Adygea are inclined to the conformist’s pole. Modernized orientations and gender subgroups coming closer within the given attitudes have been detected in Rostov region over the number of years. In general, a substantial part of the female population of various South Russian subregions is targeted at the deconstruction of traditional gender display. Simultaneously there is an incongruity of ethno-territorial segments within the attitudes towards the female socio-professional ambitions, which turns into the factor hindering societal integration of the multicultural South of Russia.

Projects of the South of Russia’s Government on the development of urban self-government in the White Crimea, October - November 1920

The article studies the development of an economic and political-legal basis for the development of urban self-government under General Wrangels Government of the South of Russia, in the Crimea, in the autumn of 1920. From among the Wrangel governments reforms in the Crimea in 1920, transformations in the sphere of urban life and urban self-government are less well-known than transformations in agrarian policy and the zemstvo reform. But changes in the operation of city dumas and city administrations are no less relevant for Russian historiography. The article considers the specifics of the evolution of municipal law in a situation where it was hoped that the offensive of the Red Army at Perekop could be beaten back. The article notes the importance of changing the legislative framework regarding the expansion of the powers of city self-government not only in the social, political, but also in the economic sphere. First of all, this was manifested in the field of granting the right to impose taxes and fees by city structures. The article discusses the prospects that an increased role of city self-government was supposed to have on economic and political decisions by the Wrangel government. The analysis includes the supposed forms of cooperation between the White power and the public in the 1920s. Special attention is paid to the problems that were considered at a specially convened congress of city self-government in Simferopol, on the eve of the Perekop-Chongar operation. The decisions taken during this congress were supposed to strengthen the financial situation of the Crimea. The article also examines the interaction between the authorities of the Wrangel government and the local population during the military-political crisis of the White Movement in the autumn of 1920.

Yuzhno-Russkij soyuz molodezhi: kievskie gimnazisty-monarhisty v gody Revolyucii i Grazhdanskoj vojny

The focus of the article is the South Russian Youth Union (SRYU) - the organization of Kiev gymnasium pupils, which appeared soon after the February Revolution of 1917. Having united the Kievan youth with monarchist views, in late April 1917 SRYU organized the demonstration, which became, perhaps, the only legal pro-monarch public act during the first months after the abdication of Nicholas Ii. The article dwells upon the biography of the leader of the Union B.V. Sokolov, the programme of SRYU and its attitude to the Ukranian question. The names of certain high gymnasium pupils-members of the organization are also mentioned. The author of the article pays particular attention to the involvement of SRYU members in the defence of Kiev against Petliura’s troops in late 1918, drawing certain analogies between Kiev gymnasium pupils-monarchists and the characters of M.A. Bulgakov’s “White Guard”.

Kievskij monarhicheskij s"ezd («S"ezd konservativnyh deyatelej Ukrainy») 18—20 iyulya 1918 g.

The paper is devoted to the meeting of South Russian monarchists, which took place in Kiev on 18-20 July 1918 under the guise of “the Congress of Ukrainian Conservatives”. It was the first congress after the Emperor’s abdication in March 1917. It presented its own view of the events of the 1917 Revolution and took some steps in the direction of the unification of Ukrainian conservative forces. The author cites various opinions about this congress from the press of the period. Using the minutes of the meetings which remain deposited in the Central State Archives of Supreme Bodies of Power and Government of Ukraine and the The Russian State Archive of Socio-Political History, the author provides the detailed account of the course of this congress. The article provides the lists of the speakers at the congress, the main content of their speeches, as well as the decisions regarding the main reports. Particular attention is paid to the information about P.N. Durnovo’s memorandum, which was provided by one of the speakers.