Development of Transport Infrastructure for Salt Industry in Volga-Caspian Region in Late 19th – Early 20th Centuries

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ID22038704
AuthorsYuliya G Eschenko (0000-0002-1207-327X, Astrakhan Tatischev State University), Sergey V Vinogradov (0000-0002-6601-4363, Astrakhan Tatischev State University)
Year2025
Volume14
Issue9
Pages389-407
Publication date2025-11-26
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueNauchnyi Dialog (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 2225-756X • E-ISSN: 2227-1295
PublisherOOO Centr naucnyh i obrazovatelnyh proektov (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.24224/2227-1295-2025-14-9-389-407
OpenAlexW4416765115
LanguageEN
References cited12

This article examines the history of establishing new logistical routes to support the salt industry within the Volga-Caspian transport corridor. The study highlights the construction of critical transport arteries — the Baskunchak and Astrakhan railway lines. The analysis draws on a combination of published legislative sources and previously unexplored archival documents, including administrative and regulatory records. The article underscores that modernization efforts during the post-reform era, state industrial and transportation policies, capital and labor mobility, and the rise of private enterprise — all within the resource-rich Volga-Caspian region — formed an interconnected economic framework. The findings suggest that the efficiency of this economic mechanism fostered the growth of resource-oriented industries and entrepreneurship, facilitated the settlement of peripheral territories, and integrated the Volga-Caspian region into the broader national economy. The study demonstrates the pivotal role of state regulation in ensuring effective coordination between the salt industry and the transport-logistics cluster of the Volga-Caspian region

Legislation · Legislature · Modernization theory · Metallurgy and Cultural Artifacts · Russia and Soviet political economy · Soviet and Russian History

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