A contribution of water-transport to the economic development of Orenburg province in the 1850-1860s (applied to the Belaya River basin)
The history of transport communication forms a poorly studied field of historical knowledge in modern science. In the meantime, ways of communication have always rendered a serious influence on economic development. The article analyzes the connection between the level of industrial and agriculture development intensity of trade and the condition of transport navigation in the Belaya River basin at the turn of the 1850-1860-s.