Problems of modernization of landed estates and activities of public organizations of Tambov province in the late 19th – early 20th century

the purpose of the article is to consider the peculiarities of the spread of innovations in landlord farms in the Tambov province in the late 19th – early 20th century. The role of public organizations that contributed to the spread of intensive technologies and the introduction of agrotechnical innovations in large farms is determined. The files of the Fund of the Inspector of Agriculture of the Tambov Province of the State Archive of the Tambov Region, dedicated to innovations in agriculture (including the peculiarities of growing individual crops) and agricultural courses, have been put into scientific use. The interaction of large latifundists and organizers of agricultural courses is analyzed. The influence of exhibition activities (which included both agricultural and livestock products, as well as a selection of fertilizers and agricultural machinery) on the development of landed estates is characterized. Based on the wide representation of owners and managers of large estates in the structure, it is concluded that both large landowners and the employees of these estates themselves are interested in improving their professional skills, exchanging experience, and seeking to establish business contacts. Based on the above material, it is argued that the modernization of the landed estates of the Tambov province was closely linked to the economic activities of public and zemstvo organizations that spread agrotechnical innovations in the region.

modernization, landed proprietorship, Tambov province, Russian Empire, agriculture, animal husbandry