Legal regulation of food security in Russia in the 18th – 19th centuries
https://doi.org/10.37493/2409-1030.2024.4.16
Abstract
Introduction. The leaders of the Russian state have been dealing with the issues of providing food to the population since its formation. The implementation of legal and administrative regulation of food security has been held with varying success. Nevertheless, the development of the agroindustrial complex and the legal regulation of food security has significantly evolved. The scientific novelty of the article lies in determining the content of food security in Russia and identifying the features of its administrative regulation during the XVIII-XIX centuries.
Materials and Methods. The methodological basis of the research is the logical method, systemic analysis, formallegal, historical-legal and comparative-legal methods.
Analysis. The object of the study was the food security of Russia in the period of the XVIII-XIX centuries. The subject of the study is a set of factors affecting food security in this period. The article analyzes the problems of ensuring food security in Russia in the XVIII-XIX centuries, evaluates the effectiveness of measures to ensure it.
Results. According to the results of the study, it was concluded that initially the Russian state fought hunger uncontrollably and archaically, there were no centralized bodies whose purpose was to ensure food security, and there was no legal settlement of these issues. It is only since the reign of Peter the Great that the situation gradually begins to change, a distribution system and control of trade during the period of crop failure are introduced. Catherine II continues to develop the organization of public administration in this area. Gradual changes in the system of public administration are being revealed: control and supervisory bodies and officials regulating food security issues appear. In conclusion, the article defines food security based on the content of the state activities in the XVIII-XIX centuries. This period is divided into stages, their characteristics are given.
About the Author
N. V. Galitskaya
Northwestern Institute of Management of the Russian Presidential Academy of National Economy and Public Administration
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Natalia V. Galitskaya - Cand. Sc. (Law), Associate Professor
57/43, Middle Ave. of Vasilievsky Island, 199178 Saint-Petersburg, Russian Federation
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Galitskaya N.V. Legal regulation of food security in Russia in the 18th – 19th centuries. Humanities and law research. 2024;11(4):737-742. (In Russ.) https://doi.org/10.37493/2409-1030.2024.4.16
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