The organization of the lives of state peasants in the Caucasus region after land reforms (second half of the 19th – early 20th centuries)
https://doi.org/10.31143/2542-212X-2025-4-104-123
EDN: ECUCCV
Abstract
The article analyzes the main provisions of the agrarian reforms in the Caucasus region, which had a further impact on the lives and daily routines of the region's state peasants, and highlights certain changes in their lives. The article also identifies the reasons that necessitated the implementation of the peasant reform in the region and the introduction of new rules in land relations. Based on archival sources and literature, the article examines the impact of reforms on the economic life of state peasants in the Caucasus region during the study period. It also notes that the first Russian settlements in the Caucasus region played a significant role in the economic, social, and political life of the region. The settlers from the central regions of the country merged with the local population, and their further development was influenced by various factors in all aspects of life and activities. The article attempts to trace the socio-economic situation of the state peasants. The more or less correct and normal collection of state taxes largely depended on the level of material support for this vast mass of direct producers.
About the Author
Almaz M. Ismailova
Dagestan State University
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Candidate of Historical Sciences, Associate Professor of the Department of Russian History
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Ismailova A.M. The organization of the lives of state peasants in the Caucasus region after land reforms (second half of the 19th – early 20th centuries). Kavkazologiya. 2025;(4):104-123. (In Russ.) https://doi.org/10.31143/2542-212X-2025-4-104-123. EDN: ECUCCV
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