Confessional Strategy of the Russian State in Social Interaction with Muslims of the North Caucasus (Late XVIII — Early XIX Centuries)

The publication analyzes the confessional-legal policy of the Russian state regarding Muslims in the situation of including the North Caucasus in the orbit of influence. On the basis of both known and little-studied archival and documentary materials, it is proved that the time lag of the late 18th — early 19th centuries. is the initial stage of the state-legal coordination of the theocratic strategy, which is taking shape in the region in the conditions of modernization and wartime. The following methods were involved in the study of the topic: historical-chronological, problem-systemic, retrospective. At the same time, all facts and events are presented in accordance with the specific historical situation, in their correlation and the specifics of the socio-political situation. The practical significance of the work lies in the fact that without taking into account the historical experience of implementing the reform potential in Muslim areas, it will be difficult for modern Russia to achieve positive economic, legal and socio-cultural development in the Caucasus. The materials presented in the work can be useful for fundamentalizing the experience of the Islamic policy of Russia, developing its most appropriate modifications.