Locust invasion and their impact on the living activities of the population of the Ukrainian lands during the 16th–18th centuries
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The purpose of the article is to analyze the documented information in historical sources regarding locust invasions
in Ukrainian lands during the 16th–18th centuries, assess their periodicity and impact on the socio-economic life of the
population, and explore the practices related to forecasting, prevention, and control of this natural disaster in an agrarian society.
Scientific novelty. The article identifies and examines written records of locust invasions in Ukrainian lands during the
16th–18th centuries, determines their periodicity, and evaluates their influence on the socio-economic life of the early modern
Ukrainian agrarian society.
Conclusion. Based on an extensive source base, the most comprehensive register of documented locust invasions in
Ukrainian lands during the 16th–18th centuries has been compiled. The study explores the specific terminology used in written
sources of that period to denote locusts. Documentary evidence regarding the scale of damage and affected territories has been
analyzed. The perception of natural disasters by early modern people is characterized as a combination of both irrational and
rational views. Various methods of preventing and combating locust invasions in early modern Ukrainian lands are examined,
assessing their effectiveness. The article also substantiates the philosophical foundations of «disasters history» — the study of
natural disasters, which focuses on identifying patterns between nature’s «challenges» and humanity’s search for appropriate
«responses» across different historical epochs to ensure survival and successful recovery after a catastrophe.
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