Lykova V. State peasants of Southern Ukraine in the first half of the ХIХ-th century

The object of research: process and formation conditions of state peasants on Southern Ukraine territory; specific features and peculiarities characteristic for the mentioned category. The aim of research: to define all groups of South Ukraine state peasants in the first half of the ХIХ-th century, to examine the specific features, characteristic for colonization of the region by different social groups of state peasants and their position on South Ukraine grounds. The subjec of research: South Ukraine state peasants in the first half of the ХIХ century. The methods of research: historical-genetic, systematic-structural, historic heuristics, comparative; classification; mathematical, statistical. The results of research and novelty: it's the first overall research of the process of South Ukraine state peasants' formation and make-up in the first half of the ХIХ century as a single social category of region's population. Such questions as peculiarities of economic, social and legal position of state peasants of South Ukraine in the first half of the ХIХ century considered in detail. Proved a contribution and value of state peasants in social - economic development of South Ukraine. The sphere of usage: further working-out of research theme, writing of resumptive studies of regional natural history, source studies, social - economic history of South Ukraine in the first half of the ХIХ.