This book seeks, for the first time, to examine the demography and the social and economic conditions in the Yerevan Province during the first decade of the twentieth century, before the great changes that occurred during World War I and the seven decades of Soviet rule. Unlike in Tiflis and Baku, the Armenian inhabitants of the Yerevan Province were overwhelmingly peasants. They did not play a major role in the political, intellectual or economic life of the South Caucasus.
The aim of the book is to prove conclusively that the Armenians of the Yerevan Province not only benefited from living under the umbrella of imperial security, but, as junior and senior officials, they also acquired important administrative and professional skills. The social and economic changes of the last decade of Russian rule enabled the local Armenians to advance and, following the collapse of the Russian Empire, to occupy posts previously held by Russians. Thus, despite the absence of their most talented individuals and the lack of experienced political leaders, as well as the loss of half their territory to Turkish attacks in 1918, the local Armenian administration, in the face of terrible conditions and great odds, provided the foundation which allowed the Armenian Republic to maintain its independence until December of 1920. In fact, some of the survivors would assist in the modernization and nation building of Soviet Armenia.
Providing a detailed overview of the history of the Yerevan Province in the late imperial age, this book will be a valuable resource for students and scholars interested in the History of Armenia, the Russian Empire and the Caucasus.
Author(s): George Bournoutian
Series: Routledge Advances in Armenian Studies
Publisher: Routledge
Year: 2018
Language: English
Pages: 412
City: London
Cover
Half Title
Title Page
Copyright Page
Dedication
Table of Contents
List of illustrations
Foreword
Acknowledgments
Transliteration, Terminology, Toponyms and Dates
Note on the Sources
Abbreviations
Maps
Part I: Socioeconomic Conditions of the Yerevan Province
Introduction
Notes
I Historical Setting
The South Caucasus: 1801–1828
The Armenian Province and the South Caucasus 1828–1850
The Yerevan Province and the South Caucasus, 1850–1917
Notes
II The Land
Notes
III The People
Yerevan District
Echmiadzin District
Surmalu District
Sharur-Daralagez District
Nakhichevan District
Alexandropol District
Novo-Bayazet District
Total Population of the Yerevan Province
Notes
IV Administration and Society
Central Administration of the Yerevan Province
Justice
Police
Communications
Finance
Education
Press and Printing
Health and Sanitation
The Military
Religious Institutions
Irrigation
Notes
V Land Tenure and Agriculture
Notes
VI The Economy
Notes
VII Taxes and Revenues
Taxes on Land
Indirect Taxes
Notes
Concluding Remarks
Notes
Part II: Tables
I Rural Population, Land Tenure and Revenues of the
Yerevan District
First Police Prefecture
Second Police Prefecture
Third Police Prefecture
Fourth Police Prefecture
Key totals for the district (rural areas, 1907)
Notes
II Rural Population, Land Tenure and Revenues of the
Echmiadzin District
First Police Prefecture
Second Police Prefecture
Third Police Prefecture
Fourth Police Prefecture
Key totals for the district (all-rural district, 1907)
Notes
III Rural Population, Land Tenure and Revenues of the
Surmalu District
First Police Prefecture
Second Police Prefecture
Third Police Prefecture
Key totals for the district (all-rural district, 1907)
Notes
IV Rural Population, Land Tenure and Revenues of the
Sharur-Daralagez District
First Police Prefecture
Second Police Prefecture
Key totals for the district (all-rural district, 1907)
Notes
V Rural Population, Land Tenure and Revenues of the
Nakhichevan District
First Police Prefecture
Second Police Prefecture
Third Police Prefecture
Fourth Police Prefecture
Key totals for the district (rural areas, 1907)
Notes
VI Rural Population, Land Tenure and Revenues of the Alexandropol District
First Police Prefecture
Second Police Prefecture
Third Police Prefecture
Fourth Police Prefecture
Key totals for the district (rural areas, 1907)
Notes
VII Rural Population, Land Tenure and Revenues of the
Novo-Bayazet District
First Police Prefecture
Second Police Prefecture
Third Police Prefecture
Fourth Police Prefecture
Key totals for the district (rural areas, 1907)
Notes
Glossary
Bibliography
Index
