THE PROBLEM OF ADMINISTRATION OF THE BORDERLANDS OF THE RUSSIAN EMPIRE AT THE TURN OF THE 19-20TH CENTURIES IN THE TEACHING OF HISTORICAL AND LEGAL DISCIPLINES

Alexander Petukhov,Tatyana Kozhina

doi:10.18769/ijasos.592115

Abstract

The article analyzes the approaches to the consideration of the imperial policy of Russia at the turn of the 19-20th centuries in the teaching of historical and legal disciplines in Russian universities. The authors state the discrepancy between the results of modern research on the Russian empire and the idea of the Russian empire as an ethnically homogeneous state that remains in the practice of teaching. Adjusting such an outdated view requires greater attention to the issues of heterogeneity of the Russian empire, its place among other empires at the turn of the 19th and 20th centuries, the nature and typology of the Russian imperial borderlands and their relationship with the imperial center. Using the example of the Volga-Ural region, the authors consider the processes that took place at that imperial borderland of Russia at the turn of the 19-20th centuries, and its place in imperial politics. The Volga-Ural is characterized as the first imperial borderland of the Russian Empire, where a model of Russian imperial politics was formed. The central place in Russian imperial politics was played by the Christianization of the local population, which could be either violent or voluntary. The results of the imperial confessional policy were contradictory. The success of Christianization led to the beginning of the 20th century to the formation in the region of new identities among residents, who perceived themselves as Orthodox, but distinguished themselves from the ethnically Russian population. On the other hand, the opposition to Christianization by local Muslims contributed to the identity of the Volga-Ural Tatars, which was based on adherence to Islam. The article offers a number of specific recommendations for updating the teaching of historical and legal disciplines by introducing into their content issues of imperial control at the borderlands of Russia at the turn of the 19-20th centuries. Keywords: Borderlands of the Russian Empire, teaching of historical and legal disciplines.

Highlights

The period from the end of the 19th century to the beginning of the 20th century entered world history as the „Age of the Empire‟
Despite the rapid development of imperial studies in Russia and abroad, their results are practically not reflected in the modern practice of teaching the history of public administration, the history of the Russian state and law, and other historical and legal disciplines
Minimal attention is paid to the history of the borderlands of the Russian Empire, the peculiarities of the management of the borderlands

Summary

INTRODUCTION

The period from the end of the 19th century to the beginning of the 20th century entered world history as the „Age of the Empire‟. The historical experience of empires is in demand when preparing students studying in the areas of “Law” and “State and Municipal Administration”. The curriculum of these areas necessarily includes such historical and legal disciplines as “History of the Russian state and law”, “History of public administration”. Within these disciplines such issues should be considered as the essence of the concept of “empire”, the administration of the borderlands of the Russian Empire, the methods of imperial control. The aim of this article is to analyze 19-20th centuries and to offer recommendations on the introduction of imperial theme in the practice of teaching historical and legal disciplines

METHODOLOGICAL FRAMEWORK

DISCUSSIONS

The problem of the Borderlands of the Russian Empire

Imperial Administration Practices

Conclusion and Recommendations