A brief essay on the administrative system of astrakhan kalmyks by Ivan Cherkasov: problem of authorship, reflection of the main stages of kalmyk history and features of public administration
Introduction. The article discusses the “Brief outline of the administrative structure of the Astrakhan Kalmyks” by Ivan Cherkasov. The author examines the problem of authorship of the work and the content of the essay, which reflects the main stages of Kalmyk history and the peculiarities of public...
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Российской академии наук, Калмыцкий научный центр
2024-11-01
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| Series: | Монголоведение |
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| Online Access: | https://mongoloved.kigiran.com/jour/article/view/1562 |
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| Summary: | Introduction. The article discusses the “Brief outline of the administrative structure of the Astrakhan Kalmyks” by Ivan Cherkasov. The author examines the problem of authorship of the work and the content of the essay, which reflects the main stages of Kalmyk history and the peculiarities of public administration according to the rules of administration of the Kalmyk people in 1825, 1834 and 1847. Results. The problem of authorship lies in the fact that in the catalogues of the state libraries of the Russian Federation, the author indicates Baron I. A. Cherkasov, who lived in the 18th century. However, an analysis of the text of the essay and references to sources and literature indicated in it suggest that the author was a contemporary of the 19th century. In this regard, the author, as it seems, is the Astrakhan historian of the 19th century — I. G. Cherkasov.The description of the main stages of Kalmyk history in the essay reflects the line of the official protective direction, when the actions of the Russian administration were supported, and the blame for the negative moments in Russian-Kalmyk relations was laid on the Kalmyks. At the same time, this source does not try to smooth out the sharp corners of Russian-Kalmyk relations, but shows the difficult way for Kalmyks to acquire Russian citizenship. Conclusions. Since the materials of the essay were originally published in the form of articles in the local Astrakhan Provincial Newspaper, it is assumed that they were censored and generally reflect the official interpretation of historical events. At the same time, individual events and versions of events indicated in the Short Essay are not accurate or controversial from the point of view of the subsequent development of historiography. Despite some inaccuracies, in some aspects of the description of Kalmyk history in the essay there are important, in our opinion, conclusions that need further research from the national historiography. Separate statements of the author of the essay in the study of the administrative management of the Astrakhan Kalmyks based on the rules of 1825, 1834 and 1847 also deserve analysis. In general, this essay really, as indicated in its title, seems to be an extract, part of a more extensive work — the handwritten history of the Astrakhan region.
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| ISSN: | 2500-1523 |