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Article name	Russia and Siberia: Siberia in the Social and Economic Development of the Russian Empire
Authors	Dameshek I.L. Doctor of History, professor, dameshek@rambler.ru Dameshek L.M. Doctor of History, Professor, levdameshek@gmail.com
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Section	History of development of Russia
UDK	94 (571.53)
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Annotation	The article is devoted to the analysis of the role Siberia played in the social and economic development of the Russian state in the 19th – early 20th cc. The authors follow the history of the administrative development of Siberia; emphasize the contribution of M. M. Speransky and N. N. Muraviov-Amursky. The demographic situation in Siberia has been assessed, the number of the Russian and local population has been determined, one demographic peculiarity has been pointed out – rural population prevails the urban one. The analysis of the region economy proves that major industries development was one-sided. The region served mostly as a supplier of the raw materials for the European center. Siberia delivered fur, silver and gold, corn and vegetable oil to the center. The amount of deliveries increased thanks to Trans-Siberian Railway which connected Siberia and the Russian center. The authors come to the conclusion that Siberia had quite developed agriculture and transport, but rather weak industry.
Key words	Russia, Siberia, social and economic development, administrative structure, trade and agricultural colonization
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