To the Issue of the Role of Shipbuilding as a Catalyst for Technological Progress in Russian Industry and Economy at the beginning of the XX century; [К вопросу о роли судостроения как катализатора технического прогресса в российской промышленности и экономике в начале XХ века]

The article analyzes the historical experience and features of the origin and development of shipbuilding as a branch of national industry in the late XIX – early XX centuries, shows the objective necessity, possibility and conditionality of the development of shipbuilding in Russia. The paper characterizes the growth of the use of ships, primarily cargo and passenger, sea, river and mixed types, as well as military, shows the influence of shipbuilding as a catalyst for the development of national industry and market relations in the early XX century. On the basis of archival documents, national statistical collections and scientific works of Russian pre-revolutionary researchers, the problems of Russian shipbuilding and the peculiarities of its development are analyzed. The relevance of the research is determined by the need to study the development of shipbuilding in Russia, taking into account the innovation saturation as the most important feature of the industry. The scientific novelty lies in the comprehensive study of shipbuilding in Russia at the stage of its formation (late XIX – early XX centuries). In work, statistical, graphical, historical-system and retrospective methods were used from the traditional methods of historical and economic research; methods of system analysis and historiographic analysis were also applied. During the work, the main features and directions of shipbuilding development are identified, the conclusions are drawn about the high importance of Russian shipbuilding, based on the introduction of new technologies, as a catalyst for national socio-economic development. © 2022 International Network Center for Fundamental and Applied Research. All rights reserved.