The historical museums of everyday life as a cultural form (based on the archival sources)
In the article an analysis (based on the archival sources published for the first time) of the diverse views of the specialists upon the essence, goals and functions of the historical museums of everyday life which were stated in the mid-20s is fulfilled. The concept of the museum as a cultural form (M. S. Kagan, T. P. Kalugina) gives us an opportunity to connect these currents of the museum thought with the general development of culture in the Soviet Russia in the first decade after the revolution.