Justices of the peace of the Chelyabinsk district in 1880: an experience in creating a collective portrait

Abstract

This article analyzes the social composition of justices of the peace in the Chelyabinsk judicial and peace district in 1880 with the aim of creating a collective portrait. The primary research methods are historical-biographical and prosopographical. A technique for creating collective portraits is used, which is part of the method for creating collective biographies. A study of the service lists of 1880 revealed the information necessary to create a rough collective social portrait of justices of the peace in the Chelyabinsk district. Based on the data obtained, a rough collective portrait of justices of the peace in the Chelyabinsk district has been compiled and presented. The specific features of this collective portrait of justices of the peace in the Chelyabinsk district are revealed through its comparison with the collective portrait of justices of the peace in the Tula province. The article presents the characteristics of the social composition of the corps of justices of the peace in Chelyabinsk in 1880. The study showed that justices of the peace of the Chelyabinsk district in 1880 were mainly married employees aged 35 years with a higher legal education and predominantly with a civil class rank.