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Fedorov P.V., Orishev A.B., Sherstyuk M.V. Specific entry: Social and Economic Development AnnotationThe article analyzes the phenomenon of Arctic sheep breeding in Russia. In pre-Soviet times, sheep farming spread across the vast territory of the Arkhangelsk province, up to the coasts of the Barents and White Seas. Interest in sheep breeding in the North was shown not only by the immigrant population, but also by the indigenous Sami people. New information about the use of sheep in the farms of the Kola Peninsula in the early 20th century, obtained from the State Archives of the Murmansk Oblast, is being introduced into scientific circulation. Local features of animal husbandry and feeding, as well as market prices for sheep products, are presented. For a long time, this branch of animal husbandry was tied to the needs of the household. During the Soviet era, this experience was rethought, as a result of which sheep breeding became one of the priorities of agricultural production in the Murmansk Oblast. However, in the 1950s and 1960s, as a result of a shift towards cattle, pigs and poultry, the sheep population in the region declined. The transformations of the 1990s led to stagnation and almost complete loss of this branch of animal husbandry. Historical experience is important in modern conditions for the revival of sheep farming in the Arctic territories. About authors
Pavel V. Fedorov, Dr. Sci. (Hist.), Professor
Aleksandr B. Orishev, Dr. Sci. (Hist.), Associate Professor
Maksim V. Sherstyuk, Cand. Sci. (Hist.), Associate Professor
KeywordsArctic, Murmansk Oblast, Far North, agriculture, livestock, sheepUDC636.38(985)(045)This work is licensed under a CC BY-SA License. |
