Trade and industry trends of Samara at the end of the 19th - the beginning of the 20th centuries

The following paper deals with the state and development tendencies of trade and industrial sectors of Samara at the end of the 19th – the beginning of the 20th centuries. The research was conducted on the basis of archival materials analysis (results of trade and industrial institutions checks, reports of Samara inspectors, data about the number of the issued trade and industrial documents and certificates of various categories) and the statistical data that were found in calendars and memorable books of the Samara province. The author defined groups of Samara trade institutions and industrial enterprises, revealed main kinds of trade and industrial activity of Samara. The paper contains changes and development tendencies of the groups allocated by the author. The conducted research showed that at the end of the 19th – the beginning of the 20th centuries the trade sphere of Samara unambiguously prevailed over an occupational sector by quantity of institutions. The study of activity kinds of trade and industrial institutions also unambiguously demonstrated rapid development of the Samara economy at the end of the 19th – the beginning of the 20th centuries – new kinds of activity, steady increase in the number of enterprises and institutions as well as their relative integration.