Pylypenko O. Ukrainian lands in system of the foreign trade connections of Russian empire (1861-1914).

The dissertation is devoted to research of the foreign trade connections of Ukraine in the 1861-1914. The general characteristic of a condition of economy, internal and foreign trade of Russian empire is given. The place of seaports in region is opened. The customs policy of an imperial regime and its influence on the foreign economic parameters of Northern Black Sea Coast is considered. The period of 1861-1914 in a history of foreign trade differs intensive world tra ding connections, barter with the countries of the West, the USA, the East, finished by the First world war. Thus ports of Northern Black Sea Coast, and first of all - Odessa, Mykolayiv, Kherson, Mariupol organically and intensively involved the Ukrainian economy in an orbit of the world market. The main subject of export in the second part of XIX - beg. XX century were grainproducts. Except grain, the increasing significance in export of an epoch of imperialism is taken other goods: sugar, spirit, animals, manganous and iron ores, rails, a wood, etc. The Important role in trading operations was played large domestic and, especially, with the foreign capital. In the organization of trade from the end of XIX century exchange committees began to play great role.