Resettlement processes in Russia in the 19th-20th centuries

Rapidly increasing population of the post-reform Russia, which mainly consists of the peasants engaged in the extensive farming, caused a large-scale agrarian crisis in the European part of the country. Three main streams can reduce demographic pressure: colonization of the underdeveloped land on the periphery of the country; seasonal works (otkhodnichestvo) and migration to cities, which also started from the seasonal work.