Title: Cross-cultural encounters on the Ukrainian steppe : settling the Molochna basin, 1783-1861 /
Authors: Staples, John Roy, 1961-
Publisher: University of Toronto Press,
Year: 2003
Subjects: Land settlement Ukraine Molochna River Region Cross-cultural studies.; Land settlement Ukraine Molochna River Region Russia History.; Land settlement Government policy Russia History.; Steppes Ukraine Molochna River Region History.; Colonisation intérieure Ukraine Molotchansk, Région de Histoire.; Colonisation intérieure Politique gouvernementale Russie Histoire.; Molochna River Region (Ukraine) Colonization History.; Molotchansk, Région de Colonisation Histoire.
Contents: Note on Terminology, Orthography, and Transliteration -- Glossary of Russian Weights and Measures -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Colonization and Administrative Policy -- 3. Adaptation on the Land-Rich Steppe, 1783-1833 -- 4. The Great Drought of 1832-1834 -- 5. Johann Cornies and the Birth of a New Mennonite World View -- 6. The Path Taken by the Orthodox State Peasants: Land Repartition -- 7. Consolidation and Alienation -- 8. Conclusion.