About the Caspian campaign of the "tireeless monarch" and its significance in the russian policy in the Caucasus-Caspian region (to the assessment of the collective monograph «The Caucasus-Caspian region in the policy of the Russian Empire in the first third of the 18th century. – Ma-khachkala: Publishing house "Lotos", 2022. – 304 p.: il.)»

Abstract

This review paper assesses the collective book regarding the events linked to Peter the Great's Persian campaign and the resulting policy of the Russian Empire in the Caucasus-Caspian region. The components of the book that cover matters associated with military-political, administrative and economic facets of society are outlined. The central and regional archives, combined with a strong historiographical basis, allowed for a thorough examination of the global geopolitical confrontation occurring on the recently established southern border of Russia. Detailing the successes and disappointments of the burgeoning realm, attempting to acquire a lucrative trade route to the lands in the south. Moreover, we examine how these events are remembered by the inhabitants of Dagestan and their assessment of the Russian monarch. The work enables one to comprehend the development of a Russian-North Caucasian historical relationship, and the experience of reconciling disparities that arise during integration.