The agriculture and industry of the black sea province at the beginning of the 20th century

The article deals with the economic development of the Black sea province at the beginning of the XX century. The attention is paid to the development of agriculture, industry, food security of the population. As sources there were used the materials of pre-revolutionary periodical press of the Black sea province, namely: "Sochinskii listok" and "Severnyi Kavkaz". Also there were used the material from the pre-revolutionary guidebooks and handbooks. While solving the tasks there were used the general scientific methods (analysis, synthesis, concretization, generalization), and traditional methods of historical analysis. The authors applied the historical-situational method, which involves the study of historical facts in the context of the studied era in conjunction with the "neighboring" events and facts. This is particularly important when studying such sources as periodicals. In conclusion, it is noted that the concentration of wage labor in the industrial production of the Black sea province characterized by the considerable irregularity. The Novorossiysk district was the most industrialized one and had a significant layer of not only urban but also the proletariat, the other two (Sochi and Tuapse) were essentially peasant.