Pavel Korsakov Asigkritovich

(1847 - 1908). Born in an ancient noble family in Tver Province. A lawyer by education, I served in the Department of the Senate, then in the province of the judiciary. In 1873 he settled in the village and gave himself zemstvo activities, which interest, while still a student. In 1874 he was elected county vowel Vesyegonsk district and provincial assemblies Tver Zemsky, then - a member of the Tver province Zemstvo. This last post Korsakov took 10 years. Thanks to him, many branches of the local economy were delivered exemplary: he completely reformed the insurance business, drew particular attention to raising the educational level of the teaching staff, he owes a teacher's school PP. Maksimovic in Tver. Lot of work to streamline it and statistics, especially the estimated. In 1875 on his initiative in zemstvos fund was established for the issuance of loans to farmers for purchase of land (for 7 years before the main public Peasant Land Bank). His research on the land of the peasants and the state on the situation of peasant self-entered issued by local boards of Tver, . edited Korsakov, . "Materials on the history of the Tver Province Zemstvo" (Volumes I - V, . Tver, . 1883 - 1886),
. Doing, in 1884, to serve in the Ministry of Finance, Korsakov, performed a number of works relating to taxation and fiscal inspections, and set an exemplary Treasury in St. Petersburg. Living in St. Petersburg, Korsakov did not interrupt his communication with the Tver council, remaining all-time vowel. In 1894 he participated in editing Korsakov known address of the Tver Province Zemstvo and therefore was forced to leave the public service. The last years of his life he headed the Russian Commercial and Industrial Bank, especially worrying about the development of the provincial trade and industrial enterprises. He took an active part in the formation of the so-called "Zemsky Circle", set itself the task of studying Zemsky affairs and preparation for practical work in this area. In the years of famine Korsakov actively engaged in collecting donations and organizing assistance benefits on the ground. During the elections in the I and III of the State Duma, Korsakov electors in the Tver province, but the candidacy of members of the Duma rejected. - Wed. IK. Hutz, "Zemsky figures Tver Province (Issue I," Paul Asigkritovich Korsakov ", Tver, 1909).