Stationary buildings on the territory of nomadic foreigners: construction of bailiffs (trustees)

The relevance of the study is dictated by the increased interest in regional history and the role of bureaucracy in the process of integrating national suburbs into the general imperial space. The purpose of this article is to study the process of construction of stationary buildings for Government officials who represented the imperial power on the territory of nomadic foreigners of the Stavropol province in the second half of the XIX century. On the basis of the analysis of documentary materials from the funds of the National Archive of the Republic of Kalmykia and the State Archive of the Stavropol Territory, by using methods of statistical analysis and historical reconstruction, the legislative regulation of the conditions of stay of bailiffs and trustees in the territory entrusted to them, as well as the process of construction of stationary buildings for Government officials who represented the imperial power in the territory of nomadic foreigners of the Stavropol province and their significance in the life of the nomadic population of the second half of the XIX century are considered. The author pays special attention to the aspect of financing the construction of stationary buildings, as a result, comes to the conclusion that large sums were spent on the construction of these public buildings, from the funds of public capital, which placed a heavy burden on the foreign population. Using their official position, the officials of the foreign departments deliberately inflated the amounts for construction work and the maintenance of the rates, while these funds, according to imperial law, were primarily intended to be directed to improving the quality of life of nomads and introducing them to a sedentary lifestyle. Despite some negative aspects, the rates represented the concentration of socio-economic and cultural life of the steppe, where settled settlements appeared, not only immigrants, but also representatives of the autochthonous population.

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