Abstract:

The first administrative structures of the Russian state, which penetrated the Caucasus in the 16th century, appeared in the region from the 18th century with the castles built here. These castles took over the governance of the Russians and the peoples who declared devotion to Russia. The fact that Russia brought its sovereignty in the northern Caucasus to a legal dimension with the 1774 Little Kaynarca Treaty and in 1783 took the support of Georgia and penetrated the southern Caucasus, led to the establishment of the empire's covert administration in the northern Caucasus. It is implemented throughout the country. Under the Yekaterina governance reform, the North Caucasus was incorporated into the Russian administrative system. However, the building in the area was not permanent. First the new arrangement on the tachra agency was made throughout the empire, and then the changes in the Russian administration in the Caucasus were made due to the expansion of Russia’s borders to the southern Caucasus. The administrative structures applied in the Caucasus until 1845, with some exceptions, were ignored by local conditions in general and showed themselves as practical in the region of the empire's administration. During the years 1785-1845, the study of the Russian administrative structures in the Caucasus took advantage of first-hand sources and inspection works, including Russian archive documents.

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