WOMEN IN THE CIVIL SERVICE IN RUSSIA AT THE BEGINNING OF THE 20TH CENTURY  

Garbus Georgy Vladimirovich, Candidate of History, associate professor, sub-department of history, Penza State University 

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The women’s position in civil service in Russia at the beginning of the XX-th century is analyzed in this article. The author researches the reasons of women’s coming to civil service, their lawful status and their activity at different institutions. The author also researches the attitude of the officials of different levels to the problem of women’s activity at civil institutions and to changing the government’s policy to this problem at the beginning of the XX-th century. 

women, service, government, state, policy, status, institution.