Development of arable agriculture in the boreal zone of the Yenisei Siberia during its russian exploration

Abstract

The harsh natural and climatic conditions in most of the Yenisei Siberia are the reason that the main agricultural lands are concentrated in its central and southern parts. Agricultural nature management begins with the southern taiga and sub-taiga, due to harsh natural conditions. The most important role in agricultural environmental management is played by the forest-steppe and steppe landscapes of southern Siberia, where they occupy 42 % of the territory and 84 % of the population of these zones live there. This area is distinguished by a wide variety of natural conditions. An assessment of the venerable and climatic conditions of the territory is made. It is associated with the beginning of establishment and development of agriculture, it talks about the history of the settlement and exploration of the territory by Russians and their advancement along the valleys and floodplains of rivers, forming a group of fort settlements: Yenisei, Krasnoyarsk, Achinsk and others. The article talks about the role of the Decembrists and their influence on the culture of agriculture, and the acceleration of development because of the construction of the Trans-Siberian Railway.