“I will use every possible effort to eliminate everything, but otherwise I’m not to blame”: managers in the Musin-Pushkins’ estates

The article, based on the archival materials, examines the peculiarities of managerial work in the estates of the Musin-Pushkins. The author shows managers’ attitude to their activities, the degree of their responsibility and professionalism.Attention is paid to the origin of managers: for example, in the first quarter of the 19^th century people of peasant origin were most often made to the position of managers, and it caused the specific nature of their attitude to the case and their subordinates. Whereas managers from the gentry were representatives of a foreign world, alien for rural population, which complicated the relationship and led to numerous conflicts which the author of the article pays special attention to. In the middle of the XIX century professional managers came to estates. Most often they were inhabitants of western lands of the Russian Empire or foreigners. They were distinguished by pragmatism and competence. In this research the author will present several examples of the work style demonstrated by managers of the second half of the XIX century. Peculiarities of the relationship between owners of estates and managers during the revolutionary events of 1917-1918 years will also be the subject of the author’s attention. The author of the article will try to pay attention to the personal characteristics of each of the managers, since the managers’ character features affected their social interaction with their superiors, (that is, the owners of the estates, and their subordinates) and directly impacted on work efficiency and results.

the Musin-Pushkins, the XIX century, the estate, nobility, estate management, estate managers, social interaction, serf peasants

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