Plaksij T. Lokal self-govemment of the Middle Dnieper area in the half of the 19-th centuryal the beginning the 20-th centuryal

The object of resarch - processes of creation and development of local self-government.The Aim of research - to investigate the structure and main forms of activity of local self-government autorities in 1870-1919/Methods of research - methods: logical, comparative-law, comparative-historical, historical-chronologic, problem-chronologic, the method of periodization, statistical; principles: principle of objectivity and historism. Theoretical results and novelty - it is the firs complecx resarch of Duma's (counsil) ans Uprava's (executive body) history in Ukraine in 1870-1919. Practical results and novelty - may be used in compiling of secondary and high school teaching courses, synthetic works on history of Ukraine, in local history research. The subgect and degree of inculcation - Dumas and Upravas of middle Naddniprynshina (Dnieper Ukraine), main law acts, directions of activity. The effectiveness of inculcation - the experience of Duma's activity may be used dy contemporary local government auth orities. The sphere of using - in working out of specialized courses and the aching text books, in self-government authorities' functioning.