Картина мира на страницах «Одесского Вестника» 1870–1873 ГГ. ХIX в.: взгляд из южнорусской провинции

Abstract

There are analyzed in the article the publications of „Odesskii vestnik” („Odessa Herald”) of the 1870–1873 years of XIX century, which reflected the uniqueness of the Odessa lifestyle of that time, the thinking of Odessa citizens, their cultural identity. There is estimated ambiguously the provincial status of the city, recognized, nevertheless, either a third, or fourth of its social and cultural significance in the Russian Empire. Among the various topics and the content of the articles the particular attention was drew to the following thematic headings of the Herald: – the activities of Novorossiya University professors and reflected in their lectures about lifestyle and thinking of Odessa citizens – the task of the improvement of the urban space and the growth of the cultural consciousness of Odessa citizens; – the positivist view on the state of public consciousness in Russia; – the issues of public education in the city; – the role of contemporary theater and music in the formation and education of the Odessa publicity.