On the characteristics of the internal trade of the peoples of the North Caucasus: archive document of 1754
https://doi.org/10.31143/2542-212X-2025-3-255-265
EDN: LMUANZ
Abstract
In the 18th century, the peoples of the North Caucasus conducted active domestic and foreign trade, which played an important role in their socio-economic life. Trade relations facilitated the exchange of goods and cultural traditions between different ethnic groups. Unfortunately, domestic trade in the region of the 18th century has been studied much more modestly in science than foreign trade. However, the study of domestic trade in the region during the 18th century is less extensive than the study of foreign trade. The Russian-Mountain trade relations, due to the availability of numerous archival documents, have been extensively researched. This article publishes one of the rare documents that characterize the range of handicraft products that were available in the domestic trade of the North Caucasus (in this case, in this case Chechnya, Malaya and Bolshaya Kabarda, as well as the Nogai nomads) by the mid-18th century, which is of independent scientific interest.
About the Authors
Yavus Z. Akhmadov
Institute of Humanitarian Studies of the Academy of Sciences of the Chechen Republic
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Doctor of Historical Sciences, Professor, Chief Researcher at the Institute of Humanitarian Research of the Academy of Sciences of the Chechen Republic
Suleiman M. Demelkhanov
Comprehensive Scientific Research Institute named after H.I. Ibragimov
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Senior Researcher at the Institute of Humanitarian Studies
Abbaz D. Osmaev
Comprehensive Scientific Research Institute named after H.I. Ibragimov, Russian Academy of Sciences
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Doctor of Historical Sciences, Associate Professor, Chief Researcher at the Kh.I. Ibragimov Complex Research Institute of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Professor at the Department of Ancient and Medieval History at the A.A. Kadyrov Chechen State University
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Akhmadov Ya.Z., Demelkhanov S.M., Osmaev A.D. On the characteristics of the internal trade of the peoples of the North Caucasus: archive document of 1754. Kavkazologiya. 2025;(3):255-265. (In Russ.) https://doi.org/10.31143/2542-212X-2025-3-255-265. EDN: LMUANZ
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