Land Policy in Siberia and the Problems of Land-Use Ecology (end of 19 - beginning of 20 century)

Siberia is very vast area which is located very far from central Russia especially from the previous imperial center - San-Petersburg. In the end of 19-th and beginning of 20-th century Siberia had little population and weak communications. Because of all these factors it was very difficult for the state to solve social problems there. Abundance of unsettled land caused permanent migrations, both organized and chaotic. Migrants faced with old-timers and natives and these interactions were usually rather conflict. The government and officials tried to support all these groups but lacked clear policy and order. At the same time there were no intensive riots in Siberia just because the factor of extremely vast land and possibility for migrations, extensive and predatory exploitation of nature. That's why the richness and vastness of Siberia on the one hand caused social conflicts and contradictions, on the other hand softened them but to account of ecological harm

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