Transformation of production and industry structure of Russian industry in the first half of XIX century (the example of the Middle Volga)

The work undertaken by the analysis of the transformation of industrial and sectoral structure of industry of the Middle Volga region in the first half of the XIX century, who, despite their regional identity, is a good illustration and a reflection of similar processes in the Russian industry in general. At the same time as the object of research are major forms of industrial production Islands, presented industry, came into the view guided- governmental statistics. Special attention is paid to the industry, which played a leading role in the industrial structure of the region. The nature and content of the changes in the structure of industry suggest Russia began to cross-Redin XIX century restructuring, marked the beginning of the transition from protoindustrialnogo to early industrial stage of economic modernization.