RURAL POPULATION OF DAGESTAN. 1920–1930s: (HISTORICAL AND DEMOGRAPHIC ASPECT)

The article is devoted to the demographic processes in Dagestan village one of most dramatic periods its history. purpose study number, age and sex composition rural population, ethnic structure, migration. scientific novelty work seen fact that a comparative analysis areas was carried out based on materials three All-Union population censuses 1926, 1937 1939. Attention drawn negative consequences Civil War for Dagestan. results villagers are presented; constant predominance female over male revealed. paid uneven territorial distribution villagers. changes observed national republic According Population Census 1939, small people were not singled out, they included main nationalities. author comes conclusion during period under village, situation gradually improved. number grew mainly due natural increases. When writing work, official documents republican Soviet party bodies, survey Workers' Peasants' Inspectorate, works Russian social scientists used.