Kuratov O. A. Unauthorized Method of Settlements Establishment on the Territory of the Pechora Uyezd of the Arkhangelsk Province in the Second Half of the 19th — Early 20th Centuries

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Kuratov O. A. Unauthorized Method of Settlements Establishment on the Territory of the Pechora Uyezd of the Arkhangelsk Province in the Second Half of the 19th — Early 20th Centuries

Oleg Аleksandrovich Kuratov
Institute of Language, Literature and History of the FRC Komi Science Centre, Ural Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences
Syktyvkar, Russia
E-mail: olegkuratov@mail.ru
ORCID: 0000-0002-2575-0698

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UDC 94(470.11)«18/19»:913
DOI: 10.58529/2782-6511-2024-3-3-56-63

ABSTRACT. The subject of the study is rural settlements established in the second half of the 19th and early 20th centuries by unauthorized means. The study covers the territory of the Pechora Uyezd of the Arkhangelsk Province. A significant part of the work is based on data from a statistical and geographical analysis of the parishes in the Pechora Uyezd conducted in 1903 by the Department of Agriculture and State Property of the Arkhangelsk Province, as well as materials on the peasant resettlement. The scientific novelty of this study lies in revealing the features of the formation and development of rural settlements along the middle course of the Pechora River during the second half of the 19th century and early 20th century, which were initiated by the local population. The paper also identifies gaps in historiography on this topic. A general description of the area is provided. It is revealed that the unauthorized settlement of peasants was a common practice to solve everyday problems. This was driven by economic factors such as the gradual reduction in fishing grounds and shortage of land suitable for agriculture. The creation of these settlements, dependent on traditional crafts such as hunting and fishing, led to the formation of new communities. Despite the state’s attempts to prevent illegal logging and misuse of state-owned forests by the peasants, it was concluded that the process of settlement formation was largely unregulated. Most settlers were able to obtain official status and permission for land use.

KEYWORDS: human settlements, Arkhangelsk Province, Pechora Uyezd, unauthorized settlements, resettlement settlements, nineteenth century, twentieth century.

For citation: Kuratov O. A. [Unauthorized Method of Settlements Establishment on the Territory of the Pechora Uyezd of the Arkhangelsk Province in the Second Half of the 19th — Early 20th Centuries]. Istoriko-geograficheskiy zhurnal [Historical Geography Journal], 2024, vol. 3, no. 3, pp. 56–63. DOI: 10.58529/2782-6511-2024-3-3-56-63 (In Russian).

Received 8 April 2024
Accepted 13 August 2024

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