Business and trade and economic activities of the Mordovia krai bourgeoisie in the second half of the XIX - beginning of XX centuries

Business and trade and economic activities of the bourgeoisie in the end of XIX - beginning of the XX centuries in the districts presently comprising the Republic of Mordovia are considered in the article. The role of this class in the economic life of the region is analysed; activities of the bourgeoisie are characterised in comparison to this class representatives from other provinces of the Russian Empire.