Dzalaeva, Kamila R.
Izvestia SOIGSI. 2022. IIS 44 (83).

Abstract:
National welfare of the state and largely determines the pace and direction of the
development of society. In the context of socio-economic and socio-cultural transformations,
its adaptability, on the one hand, and stability, on the other hand, acts as a kind of guarantee
of a progressive movement. Today, when Russian society is exposed to various kinds of
challenges, the study of the problem of mastering new types and methods of economic
activity is of particular relevance. The purpose of the work is to identify the features of
the development of the territories of the Terek region through the development and
modernization of agricultural industries in the second half of the 19th – early 20th centuries.
The methodological basis is represented by comparative-historical, system-structural and
civilizational approaches. The study is based on the principles of historicism, objectivity
and integrity. In the course of studying the problem, the following results were obtained: in
the period of the second half of the 19th – early 20th centuries. a significant impetus to the
development of the Terek region was caused by the post-reform transformations of Russian
society; agricultural activity contributed to the development of the territories of the region,
influenced the formation of new views and a new attitude towards natural resources; the
availability of new agricultural knowledge based on a scientific approach, designed a
progressive vector for the development of the region; features of the climate, landscape,
outlook, traditional cultural and economic attitudes and economic characteristics of a
particular area determined the cultural and economic preferences of rural households;
all types of agricultural activities – field farming, animal husbandry, forestry, viticulture,
winemaking, sericulture, fishing, horticulture, gardening, grassland farming, etc. – became
widespread. For the purpose of public education, the state directed its efforts to open various
agricultural courses, schools, and colleges. In turn, the peoples of the Terek region stepped
up their efforts for the agricultural development of the region, which contributed to its
strengthening and made it possible to be competitive in market conditions.

Keywords: Terek region, agriculture, viticulture, forestry, beekeeping, development of new ways of farming

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