SOCIAL-ECONOMIC SITUATION OF TEACHERS OF NADDNIPRYANKA UKRAINE UNIVERSITIES IN THE FIRST HALF OF THE ХIХ C.

The purpose of the investigation is to cover the material and financial situation, living conditions of national scientist of the pre- reform era of the XIX c. Research methods were selected in accordance with the set goal on the basis of the principles of objectivism and scientificity. The method of analysis and deduction was mainly used to interpret archival sources. The scientific novelty of the work is closely related to the purpose, as it analyzes the printed and archival documents and sources that allow to establish important historical facts of the history of Ukraine in the XIX c. Conclusions. After the establishment of the Harkiv and Kyiv Imperial Universities, among other measures of the Ministry of Public Education in the matter of their effective functioning, the material support of scientific and pedagogical staff was of great importance. In comparison with other social strata of the Russian Empire, university professors belonged to the highest paid category of the population. They had the opportunity to support their families, servants, pay utilities o ride in a business trip abroad, and sometimes even to engage in charity