Formation of the system of local self-government in the conditions of state support

The processes of formation, evolution and functioning of local government bodies in the Western provinces of the Russian Empire in the late XVIII - first half of the XIX centuries in the historiography of the XIX-XX centuries were not studied holistically. In the studies of historians factual material was mainly accumulated; and the scientific value of the works of this period lies in the creation of an empirical base for theoretical generalizations and conclusions. However, the research of these scientists is of invaluable importance, since the accumulated and published documents, statistical and ethnographic materials serve as a base for studying certain aspects of the functioning of local state administration bodies in the western provinces.