Encyclopedia as an information scientific resource in demography

Abstract

The relevance of systematization of information and its resources on the history of methodology and scientific discourse in demographic research in the socio-political conditions of the Russian Empire (1721-1917) is due to the following fact. Currently studying demographic problems is actively included not only in the disciplinary matrix of socio-humanitarian studies, but also in other fields of the modern education system. Demography as a science contributes to solving practical problems, including some that are determined by the civilizational features, the structure and geographical scale of the state, the inclusion of different historical events and different ethnic groups in the culture of the country. The authors consider the encyclopedia as an informational scientific resource, a source of knowledge about the development of demographic science in the Russian Empire (1721-1917). The methodology of this study uses a systematic approach. The main research methods are the historical and genetic method and qualitative analysis of documents and information resources. As a result, in the specified period main factors that influenced the lack of information leading to weak systematization of knowledge about the history of demography and statistics are identified.