"YOUR HIGH HONOR." RUSSIAN STATEHOOD IN THE SYSTEM OF TRADITIONAL IDEAS ABOUT MONARCHY AMONG THE PEOPLES OF EURASIA OF THE XV-XVIII CENTURIES. 1 Russian historiography of the 19th and early 20th centuries, Soviet and foreign historiography of the 20th century focused mainly on the consequences of the annexation of peoples to Russia (Russian historians wrote mainly about the positive consequences, Western historians - about the negative ones). Many authors in the former Soviet republics and partly in the modern Russian republics negatively assess the government's policy towards the peoples of the XV-XVIII centuries, to the detriment of its objective analysis. One of the little-studied aspects of this range of issues is the study of ways to attract national elites to cooperate with the government; elites ' understanding of their place and responsibilities in a single state; and various interpretations of the legitimacy of Russian rule in the annexed territories. In particular, on the basis of written and folklore sources, it is advisable to analyze how the non-Slavic peoples of Russia in the XV-XVIII centuries perceived the supreme power, how they interpreted Russian citizenship, what were their ideas about the functions and prerogatives of the monarch, and the limits of their subordination to him. Historically, the Russian state has begun a planned territorial expansion in the eastern direction. Both the specific circumstances of the 15th and 16th centuries and the peculiar geopolitical traditions of the Turko-Mongol (Golden Horde) statehood had an impact here. In relation to its eastern and later southern neighbors, Russia objectively appeared as a victorious participant in the struggle for the inheritance of the Golden Horde. Establishing relations with the former Horde subjects-Tatars, Bashkirs and Nogais-took place according to their usual ideological and administrative canons. This helped them to adapt less painfully to life within the Moscow State [for more det ... Читать далее