AGRICULTURALSOCIETIES OF UKRAINIAN PROVINCES IN RUSSIANEMPIRE: THE FORMATIONOF NETWORKANDEXPERIENCE (1861-1914)
Keywords:
agricultural societies, the Ukrainian provinces, Russian Empire, agriculture.Abstract
The article deals with the activities of agricultural societies in the Ukrainian provinces of the Russian Empire in the period from 1861 to 1914. The author has studied the reasons of occurrence, population dynamics of agricultural associations based onarchivalmaterials and published sources. Different types of agrarian organization on the scale of their work (central, regional, provincial, district and village) and specialization (agricultural, livestock, gardening, etc.)were characterized. Agricultural societies of the Right Bank, Left Bank, and Southern Ukraine had its own specificity in the methods of work with the inhabitants, methods of management, scientific and commercial basis.The activity of these companies decreased after the start of WorldWar I.Agricultural organizations have contributed to the modernization of the agricultural sector of Ukrainian provinces of the Russian state.
