CULTURAL ARCHITECTURE OF JUDAISM IN SIBERIA: SYNAGOGUE OF MARIINSK

The article describes the synagogue of Mariinsk, a monument of architecture of the regional significance. The synagogue is a prominent architectural object of Judaism in West Siberia. The historical retrospective of Mariinsk development is shown, statistical data are presented on the national composition of the population in the 19–20th centuries. Participation of Jewish merchants in self-government of the city is highlighted, the contribution to the development of industry and commerce, and the diaspora's charitable activities are noted. The history of the synagogue construction in Mariinsk is traced in detail. The historical facts characterizing the process of synagogue construction and restructuring are given. The architectural project of the Mariinsk synagogue is characterized, a graphic reconstruction and architectural analysis of this structure are presented. The special historical, architectural and town-planning values of this synagogue among the surviving religious buildings of the Siberian region are noted. The article presents the legal provisions of the Complete Collection of Laws of the Russian Empire, regulating the construction of synagogues and their location in urban environment. Statistical information from the statistics committee of the Ministry of the Interior on the number of synagogue buildings in the provinces of pre-revolutionary European Russia and in some cities located in Siberia is considered. New archival materials of the Tomsk and Kemerovo regions, iconographic material from the funds of the Tomsk Regional and Mariinsk Local History Museums are used. A list of scientific works on synagogue architecture is presented. The materials of this paper can be used both by architects and historians for studying religious buildings of various denominations.

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