Ufa and Astrakhan: from governors to trade (interregional connections as a factor in the formation of a single all-Russian market in the 19th – early 20th centuries)

10.54398/1818510Х_2023_4_40

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The history of interregional contacts is one of the poorly studied topics of Russian historiography. Between Ufa and Astrakhan, despite the vast distances separating these cities, since the 18th century, at least, there have been stable and diverse ties. Many officials, including major administrators, served in both cities. There were strong economic contacts, the basis of which was a common transport communication – the Volga River. With the development of shipping, they intensified, fish, caviar, wine, vegetables, fruits were brought from Astrakhan, and timber was rafted down the Volga from Ufa. The timber trade was the main one, in the semi-desert Astrakhan region there was an acute shortage of forests for heating and construction, a large amount of timber was consumed by fisheries. One of the largest fish merchants of the Caspian region was the merchants Bazilevskiye, who were of Ufa origin. And many Ufa and Astrakhan entrepreneurs were involved in the timber trade. Since the 1870s, branches of the same bank, the Volga-Kama Commercial Bank, operated in both cities. The surviving documentation makes it possible to accurately determine the composition of timber sellers and buyers. The main feature of the timber trade was the widespread use of sales on credit against promissory notes, short-term debt obligations.

Keywords

• timber trade
• fisheries
• Ufa
• Astrakhan
• Volga-Kama Commercial Bank
• economy
• finance
• Volga
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