Mortality of the population of the Komi Region at the end of the – XIX beginning of the XX century: age composition

The article describes some mortality rates of the population of the Komi Region in the late XIX-early XX century. The age composition of the deceased is revealed, with a distribution by gender. During the studied time, mortality was characterized by a significant concentration in younger age groups. The mortality rate of children under the age of five years averaged 55–70 % of the total number of deaths in the region.

Anthropological crisis as an integral assessment of the demosocial development of the KomiRepublic during the period of societal transformation (re-reform) of 1991–1995

The article provides a systematic analysis of the processes of demosocial development of the region in 1991–1995, it is concluded that the socio-humanitarian (anthropological) crisis was an integral assessment of the socio-anthropological development of the Komi Republic during the period of societal transformation (re-reform).

The Kulikovo field: demographic losses of Russia

Despite the fact that historical sources provide accurate information about the number of Russian soldiers who died on the Kulikovo field (250 thousand people), most researchers consider them to be exaggerated, and the battle was an insignificant event. As an argument, the opinion is given that it was not physically possible to place a huge mass of people on the Kulikovo field. Analysis of the entire set of materials shows the correctness of the sources. It turns out that the battle took place about 50 km from the generally accepted place, in the upper reaches of the Nepryadva River. The graves of the dead soldiers are also found here.

The economy of the Arkhangelsk province and settlements in Pechora and Izhma according to old maps

The article presents statistical data on the economy and population of the Arkhangelsk province based on the analysis of the «General Map of the Arkhangelsk Province» of 1797. The settlement structure of the Lower Pechora and Izhma is considered separately. The data on the villages that existed in these territories at the end of the XVIII – beginning of the XIX century are presented, using data from the Atlas of the Russian Empire of 1818.

Shifts in the location and trends in the settlement of the population of the Komi Republic in 1920–2020

The analysis of the age-old dynamics and the reasons for the shifts in the population distribution of the Komi Republic in the period from 1920 to 2020 is given. Changes in the territorial structure are considered and trends in the population of the region in the context of the lower administrative regions and subzones of the Far, Middle and Near North are revealed.

Population reproduction among forced migrants of the European North in the 1930s: crisis and adaptation

The article is based on the materials of three regions of the European North, which were part of the Northern Territory in 1929–1936 (Arkhangelsk, Vologda and Komi Autonomous Regions) the article considers the reproduction of the population in special settlements through the analysis of the birth rate and mortality of forced migrants - «former kulaks» (labor settlers) in the 1930s. The level of mortality and birth rate, as well as the ratio of these indicators, is considered. A multiple excess of mortality over birth rate and increased natural decline in violent migrants in the first half of the 1930s were revealed. The stabilization of the situation in the mid-1930s and the excess of fertility over mortality in the second half of the 1930s suggests that the crisis of reproduction, adaptation and improvement of natural movement indicators in violent migrants has been overcome.