The problem of the land of ensuring migrants in Siberia (on materials of the newspaper «Eastern Outlook»)

A special place in the periodical press of Siberia took the newspaper «the Eastern review». The leaders of the social-political movement - Oblastnichestvo G.N Potanin and N.M Yadrinjev used newspaper, as a platform for advocacy. In their artistic-publicistic texts Siberia appeared not usual «appendage» of the center and the edge of unprecedented riches and unlimited opportunities, sleep in the first place of agricultural development. Siberia according to their belief was able to turn from a «country of exile» and «the Kingdom of bureaucratic arbitrariness» in the prosperous region. In connection with the growth of the resettlement movement of Central problem is the issue of land security peasants in Siberia earth. Rising shaft of the resettlement movement of the 1880-ies, has forced the government to undertake large-scale works on land allocation. However, the state land survey was lagging behind life, and the plans of local surveyors do not correspond to the reality. N.M. Progress pointed to the important feature that the Siberian многоземелье was in fact the unknown and it is extremely doubtful. Lands in Siberia a lot, but these lands under forests, bogs, salt-marsh, etc. In the opinion of the областников, before the start of land reform, it was necessary to first study the local conditions in Siberia connected first of all with the condition of the soil, peculiarities of climate and their influence on the agricultural development of Siberia, as in the relocation of peasants in Siberia nature-geographic factor was not taken into account. Government officials are poorly represented a real land Fund of Siberia. The issue of land security migrants actively discussed on the pages of the newspaper «Eastern review» until the mid-1890s. There were put the most important issues facing the government in the organization of the resettlement movement. Focusing the attention on the fact that the activities undertaken by the officials did not solve the problem empowering migrants necessary land parcel.

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