Policy of the Imperial Government in Relation to the Buddhism in Siberia at the end of 19 <sup>th </sup>– the beginning of 20 <sup>th</sup> Century
This article deals with the main directions and results of the confessional policy of the Russian government in Eastern Siberia in the end of 19 – the beginning of 20 th centuries are considered. The author comes to a conclusion that the relation of the higher ofﬁcials to the Buddhism was deﬁned in many respects by the features of a foreign policy situation, and also requirements of economic development of Siberia and the Far East. At the same time, religious interests of the Russian population professing the Buddhism actually played an important role in state internal and foreign policy.