Keyword: «ust-kamenogorsk»

Based on the analysis of census materials from 1897 to 1926, one of the forms of social differentiation is considered – cultural differentiation of the population of cities in the south of Western Siberia in the late 19th – early 20th centuries. Attention is paid to regional history and territorially covers the cities of the south of Western Siberia: Omsk, Petropavlovsk, Semipalatinsk, Ust-Kamenogorsk, Pavlodar, Biysk. The author addresses the clarification of the concept of "cultural differentiation". The results of the analysis of statistical materials are presented. The most numerous ethnic groups in the population of cities in the south of Western Siberia are identified, the number and proportion of the literate population are presented in dynamics based on the 1897 census, the 1897 and 1926 censuses. Using various historical eras as an example, the author notes changes in the social structure of urban society in Western Siberia in the specified chronological framework. The novelty of the study is seen in the consideration of the selected problem using the concept of limology as a methodological approach.