The fertility of women in Subcarpathian Russia in the second half of the nineteenth century and the first half of the twentieth century
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| Year of publication | 2017 |
| Type | Article in Periodical |
| Magazine / Source | BYLYE GODY |
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| Keywords | Fertility; Subcarpathian Russia; Women |
| Description | In the second half of the nineteenth century, most of the countries in western and northern Europe underwent a transformation in reproductive behaviour. The majority of countries in central and especially Eastern Europe experienced this trend later in both quantitative and qualitative terms. Additionally this transformation did not affect a whole country at once but was subject to social and spatial differentiation. One of the most interesting regions in which to study this phenomenon is Subcarpathian Russia, which was incorporated into Czechoslovakia after the First World War. It was the country's least developed region in every way, with an exposed peripheral position without connection to the main development networks. At the other end of the country, Bohemia was one of the most developed areas in Europe and the demographic transformation began at around the same time as in other advanced countries. The present paper aims to make a detailed analysis of the reproductive behaviour of the population in Subcarpathian Russia from the second half of the nineteenth century to the mid-1930s. Research findings are used to define the main characteristics of the fertility schedule and its changes in the context of the rise and spread of the demographic transition in both cross-sectional and cohort perspectives. The intensity and character of reproductive behaviour in Subcarpathian Russia is also compared with the broader European context. For this purpose the authors have constructed Coale indices, indicators for the Coale-Trusell fertility model and cohort parity progression ratios. |