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2024. Vol.9. №3.

Villages of the “Ket Ridge” in the 17th — 18th centuries: Prospects for an archaeological-historical study

Oct 25 2024

Barsukov E. V., Idimeshev A. A. Villages of the “Ket Ridge” in the 17th – 18th centuries: Prospects for an archaeological-historical study // The Russian Peasant Studies. 2024. V.9. №3. P. 149-168.

DOI: 10.22394/2500-1809-2024-9-3-149-168

Annotation

The article considers the initial stage of the Russian development of the Narym Region (northern part of the present-day Tomsk Region). This vast territory is known for its harsh natural-geographical and climatic conditions, primarily a high degree of swampiness (today this area is considered the Far North). However, already in the second half of the 17th century, there was a network of Russian settlements, the inhabitants of which were engaged in farming. These settlements formed small districts such as the “Ket Ridge” along the lower reaches of the Ket River. In the geomorphological perspective, this is part of the well-drained high terraces above the floodplain and watershed plain, standing out in the completely swampy Narym Region. In the first half of the 17th century, the Ket fort was moved here as an administrative center of the district of the same name and became the center of attraction for the agricultural population. Since the second half of the 17th century, a network of Russian small settlements and villages and first arable lands appeared in its vicinity. Harsh natural conditions contributed to the formation of a distinctive agricultural center. The article identifies Russian rural settlements founded at the initial stage of the Ket Ridge development — in the second half of the 17th — early 18th centuries. The authors use historical cartographic materials and the data of travelers and explorers of the 17th — 18th centuries to identify locations associated with the first Russian settlements to conduct an archaeological-historical study of the rural culture in the north of Western Siberia.

Keywords

Western Siberia, Tomsk Region, Narym Region, Ket River, Ket fort, Russian development of Siberia, agricultural colonization, farming, small settlements, Russian archeology of Siberia.

About the authors

Evgeny V. Barsukov, Researcher, Laboratory of Bio-Geo-Chemical and Remote Methods of Environmental Monitoring, Biological Institute, Tomsk State University; Researcher, Institute of Archeology and Ethnography, Siberian Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences. Lenina St., 36, Tomsk, 634050.
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Asap A. Idimeshev, Junior Researcher, APSACA Laboratory, National Center of Archaeology, Academy of Sciences of the Republic of Uzbekistan; Senior Lecturer, Tomsk State Pedagogical University. Mirzo Ulugbek St., 81, Tashkent, 100060, Uzbekistan.
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2022. Vol.7. №2.

Transformation of the rural self-government: A Siberian case

Sep 13 2022

Fadeeva O. P. Transformation of the rural self-government: A Siberian case // The Russian Peasant Studies. 2022. V.7. №2. P. 122-157.

DOI: 10.22394/2500-1809-2022-7-2-122-157

Annotation

The permanent transformation of the Russian local self-government comes to its logical end. The trend of management centralization including the ‘upward’ transfer of the powers of local authorities, combined with a decrease in their financial resources, determines the transition to the system of ‘single public authority’ as declared in the new version of the Constitution of the Russian Federation. The author’s description of these changes’ impact on the organization of everyday rural life and rural development challenges is based on semi-formalized interviews with representatives of local authorities in three regions of Siberia. According to the respondents, the redistribution of power resources in favor of the regional level and the reduction of the local self-government powers threaten the ability to effectively solve local tasks, primarily those of the rural development. The not always justified transfer of urban (corporate) management standards to rural areas inevitably leads to manipulations with statistical reports and data which serve as the basis for decisions on the distribution of budgetary funds. Administrative reforms did not solve but rather exacerbated both the direct financing of the local authorities work and the allocation of resources for rural development projects. The co-financing of initiative projects by the population and local businesses did not deliver the expected results. ‘Digitalization’ of management activities by uniform patterns which ignore local features rather creates an additional burden on local administrators than saves costs or increases decisions’ efficiency. The identified trends determine new significant risks for rural life and development. To reduce such risks to reasonable limits, we need deep, carefully thought-out and well-balanced changes in the rural self-government institutions.

Keywords

Local self-government, municipal government, rural development, reforms, formal and informal institutions, Omsk Region, Altai Region, Tomsk Region.

About the author

Fadeeva Olga P., PhD (Sociology), Senior Researcher, Institute of Economics and Organization of Industrial Production, Siberian Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences. 630090 Novosibirsk, Academician Lavrentieva St., 17.
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Center for Agrarian studies of the Russian Presidental Academy of National Economy and Public Administration (RANEPA)

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