О каспийском походе «неутомимого монарха» и его значении в российской политике в Кав-казско-Каспийском регионе (к оценке коллективной монографии «Кавказско-Каспийский регион в политике Российской империи в первой трети XVIII в. / под общей редакцией Ш.А. Магарамова. – Махачкала: издательство «Лотос», 2022. – 304 с.: ил.)

Abstract

This review paper assesses the collective book regarding the events linked to Peter the Great's Persian campaign and the resulting policy of the Russian Empire in the Caucasus-Caspian region. The components of the book that cover matters associated with military-political, administrative and economic facets of society are outlined. The central and regional archives, combined with a strong historiographical basis, allowed for a thorough examination of the global geopolitical con-frontation occurring on the recently established southern border of Russia. Detailing the successes and disappointments of the burgeoning realm, attempting to acquire a lucrative trade route to the lands in the south. Moreover, we examine how these events are remembered by the inhabitants of Dagestan and their assessment of the Russian monarch. The work enables one to comprehend the development of a Russian-North Caucasian historical relationship, and the experience of reconcil-ing disparities that arise during integration.