THE POPULATION CHANGES OF DISTRICTS OF THE SOUTH OF CENTRAL RUSSIA IN 1830-1850

The changing population of provinces and districts in the South of Central Russia in 1830-1850s is studied. The change in the size of the population of three provinces and districts in the South of Central Russia in 1830-1850s was influenced by such factors as epidemic cholera (accompanied by epidemic hunger in 1833 and 1848), scurvy, cyclical crop failures accompanied by hunger in the countryside (bad harvest and famine in 1833 in Black Earth region in 1833-1834, 1839-1840, 1848, 1856). The growth of serfdom led to stunting of serf population and stagnant, which lasted until 1861. So, from 1830s almost completely stopped the growth of the absolute number of serf population. However, in 1850s the situation was corrected in connection with the improvement of the epidemiological situation and the resumption of the Decree of Paul I of the three-day serfdom. It is important to note that during this period the demographic problems were not only among the serfs. In 1830-1850s there was an increase in population in the provinces and districts of South-Central Russia, however, the percentage of serfs reduced.

province and districts of the South of Central Russia, audit, statistics, population dynamics, corvee, servage