The international activity of the archival service of the republic of Tatarstan in 1990-2000

© Serials Publications.Relevance of research on the activity of Republic of Tatarstan archival service is conditioned by its future perspective in the context of scientific and departmental cooperation of domestic and foreign archivists. The article is directed on designation of that information and documentation potential which is possessed by the subjects of Russian Federation, in this case, on the example of the Republic of Tatarstan. The leading approach used in this research is the problem - oriented, thematic approach which has allowed us to trace back the evolution of various forms of Tatarstan's archival establishment's activities in the international field for ten years. The main results of research lie in systematization and synthesis of ideas concerning archival establishment's international activity of the Russian Federation's specific federal subject given in research on the example of the Republic of Tatarstan. In this research we outline the principal value of this kind of activity - replenishment of Tatarstan Archival fund by originals and copies of documents on the Tatarstan Republic's history and people. One more potential is revealed which is owned by the Republic of Tatarstan which is strengthening of ties with scientific and public organizations all over the world. These are documentary complexes possessing more and more increasing value in the conditions of information society. The article establishes the point that direction on creation and replenishment of representative source base should be further developed. A new concept - genealogical tourism is offered, which allows our republic to increase the presence at scientific information space, using the documentary potential. Materials of the article can be useful for teaching such subjects as archive science, the history of archiving in Russia, contemporary history of Russia and also this material will be useful for studying the subject of the world history of archiving