THE DYNAMICS OF THE POPULATION IN THE SOUTH OF RUSSIA IN LATE XVI - EARLY XVIII CENTURIES (BY THE EXAMPLE OF YELETS)

Abstract

The article studies the dynamics of the population in the city of Yelets from 1594 to 1711. A variety of archival documents, which date back to 1594, 1618, 1645, 1688, 1697 and 1711, are referred to. The article also specifies the correlation between Posad (trade and handicraft) and the serving population of the city. This is because the presence and number of urban population in the city is an important indicator of the urbanization process. As a result, the article shows a gradual increase in the number of suburb residents and the reduction of the service population preconditioned by the process of turning Yelets from a military fortress into a trade and craft city.

Keywords

• urbanization
• yelets
• trade and handicraft population
• service population
• demography