Internal migrations of the population of the Pechora Uyezd of the Arkhangelsk Province at the beginning of the XX century

Abstract

The paper analyzes internal migrations on the territory of the Pechora Uyezd in the late XIX - early XX centuries on the basis of official documentation of the Department of Agriculture and State Property of the Arkhangelsk Province. Particular attention is paid to the influence of the geographical factor on the scale of resettlement in the Pechora Uyezd. The author comes to the conclusion that the internal migration of the population on the territory of the Pechora Uyezd in the late XIX – early XX century was characterized by the episodic movement of peasants to areas that were considered more suitable for economic activity. Most often, these areas were not very far from the previous place of residence. In most cases, the peasants took the costs of resettlement on themselves. At the same time, the main motive for relocation was primarily the proximity of the chosen site to places suitable for traditional crafts. The climatic conditions and the state of the communication routes in the Uyezd obviously did not contribute to attracting migrants from other provinces, which is confirmed by the ratio of the number of such petitions for resettlement compared to petitions for the resettlement of peasants inside the Pechora Uyezd.