Industry exhibitions in agriculture and food processing in the second half of the XIX th – beginning of the XX th centuries in Russia

Rogatko Sergey Alexandrovich

This article analyzes general agricultural exhibitions, and then distinguishes them from industry exhibitions in agricultural production and food processing, shows their transformation from "representative" exhibitions in the initial post-reform period to exhibitions in the 1880-90s. with transformation of the exhibition infrastructure and development of the idea of accumulation and dissemination of production experience and knowledge. Throughout analysis is given to some industry exhibitions in horticulture and vegetable growing, on the basis of which the international forums were help on. The general structure and statistics of agricultural exhibitions with food processing in the light of agrarian reforms at the beginning of the XX century is shown.

Keywords:General and branch agricultural exhibitions, "representative" exhibitions, exhibitors and exhibits, international forums.