THE ROLE OF TRADE IN ECONOMIC INTEGRATION OF TOWN AND VILLAGE IN Dagestan in the second half of XIX - early XX centuries
In the second half of the 19 - early 20 century Dagestan is becoming more actively involved in the economic system of the Russian Empire. Capitalist relations penetrated and developed in Dagestan region. A big role in this was played by the cities of Derbent, Petrovsk and Temir-Khan-Shura. Here there were industrial enterprises, the villagers came here for the searching of the work. The authors of the article aimed to show how the integration of the city and the village took place, what role trade played in this process. The article shows how the road network was formed in Dagestan, especially after the end of the Caucasian War, and how this contributed to the development of trade relations between the city and the countryside. The authors consider traditional trade in bazaars in large villages. In their opinion, weekly bazaars in the villages were a means of implementing economic ties between the city and the countryside, facilitating their integration. The same role was played by urban markets, where the villagers brought agricultural products and handicraft products. In addition to the bazaars, trade was also conducted in the shops and shops that were available in the places where the Russian troops were quartered, as well as large villages and cities. The factory products, groceries, colonial goods were sold in urban and rural shops. These goods came to Dagestan by sea on steamships and by rail, which passed through Primorsky Dagestan at the end of the 19th century. From rural areas the agricultural products were supplied to the cities, which were then exported by sea and rail to other regions of Russia. The authors of the article concluded that the development of trade contributed to the economic integration of the city and the village in Dagestan and accelerated its involvement in the economic system of Russia.