Вестник Майкопского государственного технологического университета (Mar 2023)
Formation of circassian hundreds of the Kuban-gorsky cavalry-irregular regiment: the first historical experience (1877)
Abstract
The article considers the first historical experience of forming Circassian hundreds of Kuban-Gorsky cavalry-irregular regiments to participate in the Russian-Turkish war of 1877-1878. The issue of the military community of the peoples of Russia is always of exceptional importance for their awareness of the history common with Russia and for patriotic education of future generations. And in the context of consideration of the Russian-Caucasian military community, the study of such a positive experience in recruiting the Circassian hundreds of the Kuban-Gorsky cavalry-irregular regiment becomes relevant. In the course of solving the problem the author has followed the principle of science and objectivity in conducting research, he has used a corresponding wide range of sources on the history of the Circassians (Circassians), which includes a large amount of archival material, assuming a comprehensive coverage of historical facts on the problem. The principle of historicism also plays a significant role in the study of the problem, which allows us to consider the activities of the civilian county government and the military command of the Kuban region in dynamics from actual events in specific historical conditions to theoretical discussions about their causes and consequences. The article revealed successful activities of the county civil authorities of the Kuban region and the regiment command to overcome the difficulties that had arisen during the formation of the Circassian hundreds of the Kuban-Gorsky cavalry-irregular regiment; the main one was to maintain piece in Circassian villages and to prevent disturbances in them. The facts of desertion of the lower ranks of the regiment did not undermine the fighting efficiency of the regiment riders due to the efforts of Lieutenant General Karmalin, the head of the Maikop Uyezd Mamatsev and the regiment commander Lieutenant Colonel Pentyukhov. An unshakable faith of Lieutenant General Karmalin in the steadfastness of the morale of horsemen of the Kuban-Gorsky cavalry-irregular regiment, in a high degree of their readiness to fight for the interests of Russia was truly surprising was. The author has come to the conclusion that the history of formation of the Circassian hundreds of the Kuban-Gorsky regiment in 1877 clearly shows one of the most effective ways to attract painlessly the highlanders of the Kuban region to military service in the Russian Empire. At the same time, the Russian authorities in the Kuban region received a potentially new generation of aul administrators in the persons of young representatives of the Circassian noble families, who passed the test of allegiance to the Russian throne by their service in the highland regiment.
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