Ya. P. Gaverdovsky’s manuscript “Remarks on studying Orenburg region”
Pavel A. Stromov,Postgraduate Student
South-Ural State Humanitarian and Pedagogical University, Chelyabinsk, Russia, str117@yandex.ru, https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9964-0686
Abstract
This article suggests an analysis of the General Staff quartermaster lieutenant Ya. P. Gaverdovsky’s report under the title “Remarks on studying Orenburg region”, made at the beginning of the 19th century. This document shows the formation of the Russian state system on the south-east borders, as well as the peculiar features of cooperation between the local peoples, their national identity. The author puts forward practical, well-thought-out measures to provide safety of the fortified borders. Also, the report gives grounds for having a Russian influence on the Southern part of Eurasia as far as the Indian border. It is noteworthy that a number of key decisions regarding the transformation and development of the Orenburg region made on the state level in the second half of the 19th century coincide with Ya. P. Gaverdovsky’s ideas and recommendations.
Keywords
Orenburg region, kirgyz-kaysaks, fortification constructions, irregular troops, manuscript, linear defense, Ya. P. Gaverdovsky.
For citation:
Stromov P. A. Ya. P. Gaverdovsky’s manuscript “Remarks on studying Orenburg region”. Vestnik of Orenburg State Pedagogical University. Electronic Scientific Journal, 2023, no. 1 (45), pp. 184—199. DOI: https://doi.org/10.32516/2303-9922.2023.45.12.
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