<i>"It Is Necessary That as Many People as Possible Know about Our Work"</i>: the Activities of the Omsk Branch of the Geographical Society for the Preservation of Cultural Heritage (the Second Half of the 1980s-1990s)
On the basis of the analysis of Omsk branch of all-Union (Russian) geographical society office documentation the activists of local communities of intellectuals initiatives on preservation of historical and cultural heritage of the region and translation of historical memory in the second half of the 1980s-1990s are considered. The impact of democratic processes in the country on the public organizations work is studied. The policy of publicity influence on the change of the provincial intellectuals ideas about the events of the past is proved. The attention to personal initiatives is paid.