Vol. 8, No 4: 77–87.

History

2023

Scientific article

UDK 93/94

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Polina E. Lobanova
bachelor’s degree, Pitirim Sorokin Syktyvkar State University
(Syktyvkar, Russia),
plobanova285@gmail.com

Organization of Logging Operations in the Komi Region During the Pre-Revolutionary Period

Scientific adviser:
Galina F. Dobronozhenko
Reviewer:
Tatiana V. Bauer
Paper submitted on: 10/29/2023;
Accepted on: 11/28/2023;
Published online on: 12/01/2023.
Abstract. This article examines the working practices of seasonal peasants involved in logging based on the analysis of published sources. It reveals the quantitative and social composition of these workers, along with the unique labor and everyday life conditions they faced. The author also characterizes the entrepreneurial associations within the timber industry that began operating in the Komi region. The article concludes that logging in the Komi region was export-oriented during the pre-revolutionary period, playing a central role in the local economy. Furthermore, it highlights that the local population worked exclusively on a self-employed basis and experienced challenging working and living conditions during forestry work.
Keywords: free hired labour, forest industry, Komi seasonal peasants, forestry artels, forestry organisations, timber exports

For citation: Lobanova, P. E. Organization of Logging Operations in the Komi Region During the Pre-Revolutionary Period. StudArctic forum. 2023, 8 (4): 77–87.

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