Siberian fishery and food resource procurement, conformed to the orthodox worldview in 18 century

Siberian rivers was not only important transport corridor, but also significant food resources. Fish was the significant, probably main meal for aboriginal population in the region. Russian immigrants also have begun to intensively use the resources, provided by nature. Orthodox religion demanded to observe the many fasting-days, limited the consumption of meat protein. Finny rivers filled this gap. All social groups of Siberian emigrant population fished and ate fish in varying degrees of processing. It was particularly valuable that this salty, smoke, sun-dried product was long-preserved. The mobile Siberian Kazak units laid in stores of fish during movements. The importance of this product stimulated the organization of fishery in various wedge volumes and development of active fish trade. Fish and roe of valuable fish species fished for personal use and for sale. Eventually speculators gained ground and bought fish from the fishermen and sold to the markets. The extensive fishery organization demanded the presence of certain assets to fix certain areas in the rivers, where fishers put the flues up to 400 meters. These crafts needed the workforce: house serfs or work-hands, mostly free “walk people. ” Besides, fishery needed the suppliers of haul to the market and the sellers. Therefore, the large fisheries usually were under control of local administration provided service people, the haves service class people, well of section of the tax-paying population and some priests. Archival documents show that fishery successfully developed at the the entire territory of Siberia.