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

Year: 2025

Type: article

Abstract: 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.

Source: Nauchnyi Dialog

DOI: 10.24224/2227-1295-2025-14-9-389-407

Authors: Yu. G. Eshchenko, S. V. Vinogradov

Institution: Astrakhan Tatischev State University

Language: Russian

Topic: Soviet and Russian History

Subfield: Political Science and International Relations

Field: Social Sciences

Domain: Social Sciences

SDGs: Industry, innovation and infrastructure, Decent work and economic growth

Open Access status: gold

Estimated APC paid: $247