LETYCHIV COUNTY OF PODILSK PROVINCE IN THE POST-REFORM PERIOD (1862–1872): FEATURES OF DEMOGRAPHIC AND SOCIO-ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT

The purpose of the study based on documentary sources is to find out the demographic and socio-economic status of the Letychiv district of Podilsk province in the post-reform period (1862–1872). We will also try to find out how Peasant reform influenced one of the smallest Podilsk province counties, and how it was reflected in its further development. The research methodology is based on historical, chronological, logical, comparative, and statistical methods. The scientific novelty is to ask the question of the need to study the socio-economic development and demographic status of the land of Right-Bank Ukraine in the period 1862–1872 based on archival sources and documents. Conclusions. Thus, the Letychiv district of Podilsk province in the period 1962–1872 remained the agrarian region, where a small number of small crafts developed. The Peasant reform of 1861 had no significant impact on its development in the post-reform period. Commodity-monetary relations were limited. The life and lifestyle of the local population also remained unchanged.