Trade in Kamchatka in the middle of the 19th century.

The subject of this work is an analysis of the main problems related to the provision of food and basic necessities to the population of the Kamchatka in the middle of the 19th century, as well as a study of the policy of the Russian authorities in this area. An important place in the study is occupied by the characteristics of the features and main forms of trade in the region. The author notes that merchants in Kamchatka were attracted by the opportunity to exchange goods for furs and products of local crafts. In relatively large settlements, trade was mainly carried out for money, and sometimes for furs, which the aborigines brought on their own. However, export barter played a significant role, when merchants traveled to the aboriginal camps and exchanged goods for furs. The research methods are problematic-chronological, comparative-historical, statistical, as well as the method of specific historical analysis. The main conclusions of this study are the following: firstly, the economic situation on the Kamchatka Peninsula was closely linked to external factors, including Russia's international relations and the state of world trade; secondly, changes in the administrative and territorial structure of the Russian Far East had a significant impact on the social and economic situation in the region; thirdly A Russian-American company and American entrepreneurs played a key role in supplying the region with goods. An important factor in ensuring the standard of living of the inhabitants of the peninsula was the concern of the authorities for the supply of food and necessary goods to the population. The regulatory role of the State in the activities of entrepreneurs, especially in trade with Aborigines, has been an important element of government policy aimed at maintaining stability and meeting the needs of the local population.

Russian-American company, Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Kamchatka Peninsula, N. N. Muravyov-Amursky, V. S. Zavoiko, K. Ditmar, American entrepreneurs, W. Boardman, trade in Kamchatka, the indigenous people of Kamchatka