LIVESTOCK FARMING GROWTH IN THE HIGHLAND DAGESTAN (CALLED AVARIA) IN THE XIX CENTURY

Abstract

The paper explored livestock farming‟ growth in the high-land Dagestan in the XIX century and impact the cattle-breeding exerted on the farming growth due to its leading position in this sector of national economy of Dagestan over the period explored. The study also mentioned specif-ic patterns of keeping stock used to apply in the highlands of Dagestan. Attention has been paid to raising crops, cat-tle-breeding operations, having impact on the advancement of the Dagestan region community over the period speci-fied. The author has drawn attention to uneven trend of economic growth in Dagestan of the XIX and early XX cen-turies. Speaking about the feudal trend emerged in the Avarian society, scholars have argued in a traditional style that it followed the path of cattle-breeding‟ advancement, with the cattle stock concentrated at the disposal of the feudal mi-nority, and evolution of patterns of land ownership related to this main trend of economy growth as well.