FROM THE HISTORY OF NIZHNY NOVGOROD PROVINCE TRUSTEES PRISON COMMITTEE                         IN THE 19TH - EARLY 20TH CENTURY  

Varentsova Larisa Yuryevna, Candidate of historical sciences, associate professor, sub-department of history of Russia and history of Nizhny Novgorod region, Nizhny Novgorod State University named after N. I. Lobachevsky, l_varentsova.65@mail.ru
Varentsov Sergey Yurevich, Collaborator of a criminal executive system, s_varentsov@mail.ru 

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On the basis of unpublished proceedings and statistical sources of prerevolutionary press the article considers an appearance of Nizhegorodsky governmental curator committee for prisons. The authors describe its functions, structure and its work principles. 

charity, the rules of Christian religion, nobility, merchant class, position of prisoners, governmental curator committee for prisons.