The article discusses the peculiarities of agricultural livestock exhibitions in the Kostroma province — their frequency, the number of exhibitors, the work of
exhibition committees. The majority of participants of these exhibitions were peasants. The author analyzes the effectiveness of these exhibitions for peasants: here they gradually parted with conservative views on the management of the economy, got acquainted with the highly productive breeds of cattle and methods of care.
Key words: zemstvo, agricultural exhibitions, Russian peasantry, agronomic personnel, cattle breeding, cattle, horse breeding, beekeeping.
Reference to article:
Baldin K. E. Agricultural exhibitions and peasant economy in Kostroma province at the beginning of XX century // Ivanovo State University Bulletin. Series «The Humanities». 2019. No.3. P. 25-37.