Demographic Dynamics of the Settlements of the Alatyr District of the Simbir Province in the Second Half of the XIXth and the Beginning of the XXth Century: a Study of the Metric Books of the Trinity Church of Kapasovo Village

The article presents an analysis of the demographic dynamics (fertility and mortality) of the settlements of the Alatyr district of the Simbirsk province from 1870 to 1905. The analysis is based on the data from the metric books of the Trinity Church of the village of Kapasovo (with the parish villages of Pashino and Trinity settlements). The factors and patterns of natural movement of the parish's population are revealed.