Constructing Energy: Wood Supply in Salt Works in the Russian North in the 17th Century

The availability of energy resources of the required quality and in the required quantity was an important factor in the development of the economy and industry of the early Modern times. In this article, the author, based on the data of income and expenditure books, explores, firstly, the system for ensuring the production of salt with firewood, and, secondly, the idea of the forest as an energy resource and ways of describing it by the people, who were directly involved in the production management process.

Keywords

account books, salt-production enterprise, early modern times, firewood, energy, labor, monastery, economy

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19.02.2023

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28.08.2023

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GOST	Dadykina M. Constructing Energy: “Wood Supply” in Salt Works in the Russian North in the 17th Century // ISTORIYA – 2023. – V. 14. – Issue 6 (128) [Electronic resource]. URL: https://history.jes.su/S207987840027171-7-1 (circulation date: 24.08.2024). DOI: 10.18254/S207987840027171-7
MLA	Dadykina, Margarita "Constructing Energy: “Wood Supply” in Salt Works in the Russian North in the 17th Century." ISTORIYA 14.6 (128) (2023) DOI: 10.18254/S207987840027171-7
APA	Dadykina M. (2023). Constructing Energy: “Wood Supply” in Salt Works in the Russian North in the 17th Century. ISTORIYA 14(6 (128)) DOI: 10.18254/S207987840027171-7

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