On the sources of the Kabardian public fund: publication of a note by the Chairman of the Caucasian Committee (December 22, 1848)
https://doi.org/10.31143/2542-212X-2025-4-239-248
EDN: LWFUGL
Abstract
The article publishes the text of the highest-approved report by the Chairman of the Caucasian Committee, dated December 22, 1848, on the sources of the Kabardian public fund. It is noted that this report is an important source for studying the specifics of the incorporation of the population of the Central Caucasus into the socio-cultural and financial-economic space of the Russian Empire in the mid-19th century. It is concluded that the document reflects the current state of the Kabardian public fund as the only financial instrument in the region that accumulates funds collected from the Kabardian residents of the region in the form of fines for crimes and fees for the export of timber, as well as funds spent on housing for employees of military and administrative institutions operating in the region, salaries for some of them, etc. It is noted that the document is published in its entirety, preserving the stylistic, spelling, and punctuation features of the original source. To compare the text of the document with the original source, the present work includes prints of the original.
Keywords
History of the Caucasus,
Caucasian Committee,
Center of the Caucasian Line,
Kabardian Public Fund,
Caucasian Viceroy,
historical source
Supporting agencies: The study was funded by an internal grant from Kabardino-Balkarian State University named after Kh.M. Berbekov (agreement No. 36 dated January 28, 2025) as part of the Priority 2030 program
About the Author
Marina Kh. Berbekova
Kabardino-Balkarian State University named after H.M. Berbekov
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Candidate of Historical Sciences, Deputy Director of the Institute of Law, Economics, and Finance
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Berbekova M.Kh. On the sources of the Kabardian public fund: publication of a note by the Chairman of the Caucasian Committee (December 22, 1848). Kavkazologiya. 2025;(4):239-248. (In Russ.) https://doi.org/10.31143/2542-212X-2025-4-239-248. EDN: LWFUGL
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