Роль бессарабських дворян в організації благодійних кампаній під час військових конфліктів середини ХІХ – початку ХХ ст.

Abstract

The study of the history of charity is one of the important tasks of modern historical science. This topic becomes especially relevant in the analysis of turning points in history - periods of military conflict. It is at a time when society's orientations are changing that the issue of supporting servicemen and their families is acute. The period of the mid-nineteenth - early twentieth century. was marked by a series of armed clashes that directly affected the southern Ukrainian lands that were part of the Russian Empire. Representatives of almost all segments of the country's population expressed a desire to help soldiers and their families. The nobility was especially generous with donations. Representatives of the nobility of Bessarabia did not stay away from this process. The help provided by the nobles was invaluable in view of the lives saved. The aim of the article is to analyze the role of Bessarabian nobles in the organization of charitable campaigns during the military conflicts of the mid-nineteenth - early twentieth century. The participation of local nobles in the organization of charitable campaigns during the military conflicts of the mid-nineteenth - early twentieth century is considered. Representatives of the nobility held numerous charitable events to raise funds for the needs of sick and wounded servicemen and their families. Women played an active role in this process: they organized concerts, performances, plays, lotteries, and musical evenings. Representatives of the Bessarabian nobility paid twice or even more for a ticket to a charity event. At this time, allegory lotteries became especially widespread as the fastest way to raise funds. In the early twentieth century. The popularity of charitable events gradually began to decline, which was due to the cost of events: a significant share of profits went to printing tickets, arranging the garden, renting musical instruments.