Livestock farming growth in the Highland Dagestan (called Avaria) in the XIX century

The paper explored livestock farming' growth in the highland 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 specific patterns of keeping stock used to apply in the highlands of Dagestan. Attention has been paid to raising crops, cattle-breeding operations, having impact on the advancement of the Dagestan region community over the period specified. The author has drawn attention to uneven trend of economic growth in Dagestan of the XIX and early XX centuries. 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 minority, and evolution of patterns of land ownership related to this main trend of economy growth as well.