Open AccessTRIP OF ALEXANDER III TO THE CAUCASUS AS A NEW MILESTONE IN THE INTEGRATION OF MOUNTAIN PEOPLE IN THE RUSSIAN EMPIRE
Author(s) -
H.M. Bekulov,
I.B. Bekulova
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
rossijskij èlektronnyj naučnyj žurnal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2308-9644
DOI - 10.31563/2308-9644-2020-38-4-159-185
Subject(s) - emperor , empire , autocracy , christianity , ancient history , patriotism , indigenous , population , landlocked country , history , political science , sociology , law , politics , democracy , archaeology , demography , ecology , biology
The authors made an attempt to complete the colorful characteristic of an Emperor Alexander III in his desire to form a common ideological and economic space on the platform of strengthening the position of Christianity in the Caucasus. The authors supplement the well-known narration of V. A. Potto about the visit to the North Caucasus and Transcaucasia in 1888by Emperor Alexander III, the specific materials from local archives and available sources are provided. The article highlights the activities of the military administration of the Nalchik district to organize a meeting of the Emperor at the station Prokhladnaya and in Vladikavkaz in accordance with the instructions of the head of the Terek region. Extensive material is presented about quotas for the number of delegates to the representative office, the procedure of forming a team, and the financing of expenses related to the meeting procedure. The author focuses on the phenomenon of transformation of the consciousness of the inhabitants of the Caucasus, including people who fought with Russia, under the influence of the socio-economic policy of the autocracy, the centralization of local government institutions. According to the authors, during The Emperor's visit to the Caucasus in 1888, a new phase was laid in the formation of Russian patriotism among the native population based on impressions at meetings and audiences with the Emperor. As the following events in the Russian-Japanese and World War I showed, most students in real, parochial schools demonstrated exceptional bravery and loyalty to the oath to The Russian Emperor. The article states the great interest of the Emperor in the Christian faith, and his spiritual and material support for the brotherhood of St. Nicholas Trinity in South Ossetia. Examples are given about the firmness of thanksgiving for faithful service to the Fatherland, about the priority in this issue of taking into account the reaction «to the mass, especially among Muslims».