Publishing and Literary Situation in Tomsk in 1900-1920-ies

The research is focused on the specificity of regional literary collections of the 1900-1920-ies that display common features with the literature of the centre as well as specific features of Siberian literature. For the first time these collections are viewed as an integral part of Siberian book publishing process of the early 20th century. The literary collections of this period were particularly important because they promoted young writers, poets and literary critics thus developing local publishing practices and strategies. The research is based on the systems analysis that covers content, aesthetic peculiarities and interrelation between text and paratext. (C) 2015 The Authors. Published by Elsevier Ltd.