Residences of Samara governors in the second half of the 19th – early 20th centuries

The paper deals with the problem of the location of governors’ residences (service apartments) in the urban space of Samara in the second half of the 19^th – early 20^th centuries. It shows the characteristics of the placement of the provincial government and the governor’s office. The paper analyzes the location of the authorities, their interior and furnishings, describes the repair and construction of these buildings. The authors of the paper consider in detail the traditional for the Samara provincial authorities hire of the governor’s residences from private owners. They also show the reasons and circumstances for the change of the governor’s apartment and the location of the provincial government and the governor's office. This study has led to the conclusion that the intensive process of socio-economic development of the Samara province in the late 19^th – early 20^th centuries was reflected in the formation of a new administrative and cultural center of the provincial capital. A logical continuation of this process was the construction by the government of the spacious «Governor’s House», one of the most luxurious and technically equipped buildings in Samara at the beginning of the 20^th century, where the governor’s apartment and office premises of the provincial authorities were comfortably located. In addition, the paper examines the personal attitude of the Samara governors to the issues of the location of the provincial government and the governor’s office.