FROM THE HISTORY OF FORMATION AND DEVELOPMENT OF THE HISTORIOGRAPHICAL TRADITION OF THE CAUCASUS IN THE XVIII-XIX CENTURIES

Abstract

The article discusses the main directions in the study of the Caucasus: "the governmental", "the scientific" and "the public". The article highlights the activities of academic expeditions of the XVIII-XIX centuries, which initiated the scientific study of the peoples of the Caucasus, as well as the contribution of the military historians, scientific institutions and the societies to the study of the region. The author comes to conclusion that the XVIII - beginning of XIX centuries is the time of formation of the intelligent Caucasian studies, as well as the beginning of the formation of scientific understanding the region. It is noted that the study of travelers and military historians works is one of the main tasks of the national Caucasian studies and is necessary for the further development of historical science as a whole.