KAMIANETS-PODILSKYI DISTRICT OF PODILLIA PROVINCE IN THE POST-REFORM PERIOD (1862–1872): PECULIARITIES OF SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, DEMOGRAPHY AND CLASS STRATIFICATION

In this article we try to analyze the socio-economic and demographic situation of the Kamianets-Podilskyi district of Podillia province after the abolition of serfdom in the period 1862–1872. We will try to trace the changes, if any, in the economic and social life of the district. To this end, we have collected numerous documentary and statistical materials concerning agricultural production, industry and crafts, demography, etc. We also set out to find out what impact the 1861 reform had on the development of the region and the life of the local population. Did capitalist relations emerge in the county that “radically” changed the further development of the region? Although there is a lot of research on this subject, there are also a lot of unanswered questions.