The problems of the Siberian urban space reconstruction at the turn of the XIX–XX centuries (on the example of Tobolsk city)

Abstract

The aim of the study is the Siberian cities’ social space reconstructiong in the late 19th – early 20th centuries based on the various sources and their comprehensive analysis, as well as the historical data representation in the interactive geoinformation system. As part of the project, the web-GIS of social topography of Tobolsk province’s cities at the turn of the XIX–XX centuries was created, including the reconstruction of more than 50% of Tobolsk’s urban development based on the study of historical maps, materials of the 1897 Census, photographic documents and other sources.