Аннотация
The most important milestone in the development of Nizhny Novgorod regional studies as a branch of scientific knowledge and a mean of forming local historical memory was the foundation of the Nizhny Novgorod scientific archival commission (NGUAK). One of the most outstanding members of the commission was Viktor Ivanovich Snezhnevsky, the ruler of the affairs of NGUAC. This article contains information about life and work of V. I. Snezhnevsky — the brilliant archivist (“archivist by vocation”) and a historian. In general, his contribution to the development of Nizhny Novgorod regional studies is evaluated.