The works of modern researchers on the public order enforcement agencies in the Terek region during the 19th and early 20th centuries

I.M. Dabagova

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Abstract: The article focuses on the study of how public order bodies in the Terek region were formed and operated during the 19th and early 20th centuries, as depicted in the works of contemporary researchers. The novelty of this research lies in the formulation of its objectives, as the historiography of these institutions’ history has not been a subject of special study until now. The paper uses the problemchronological method (dividing the object of research into a number of narrow problems, each of which is considered in chronological order) and the comparative-historical method (comparing different authors’ approaches and identifying their common and specific characteristics) as well as the method of prospective analysis (determining possible vectors for further research on the topic). The paper uses the problemchronological method, (which divides the object of study into a number of specific problems that are then examined in chronological order), and the comparative-historical method (comparing different authors’ approaches to identify common and specific characteristics), and, additionally, the method of prospective analysis (which determines possible directions for future research on the subject). The works of contemporary researchers on the topic, such as N.G. Golyandin, A.V. Kazakov, Z.Kh. Ibragimova, I.L. Babich, A.T. Urushadze, M.G. Kuleshin, K.A. Prokudin, I.S. Pazov, D.N. Prasolov, M.Kh. Berbekova, F.A. Kyarova, T.K. Makoyev, and S.F. Shatilov have been analyzed. It has been concluded that there is a need for a comprehensive study of the history of public order agencies in the Central Caucasus during the pre-revolutionary period and further research requires an approach that draws on a wide range of sources, including archival materials, statistical data, and ethnographic studies.

Keywords: historiography, Central Caucasus, Terek Region, Nalchik District, public order, Terek Cavalry Irregular Regiment, Terek Temporary Militia, Terek Permanent Militia

For citation. Dabagova I.M. The works of modern researchers on the public order enforcement agencies in the Terek region during the 19th and early 20th centuries. News of the Kabardino-Balkarian Scientific Center of RAS. Vol. 27. No. 4. Pp. 163–172. DOI: 10.35330/1991-6639-2025-27-4-163-172

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Information about the author

Inna M. Dabagova, Postgraduate Student at the Scientific and Educational Center, Kabardino-Balkarian Scientific Center of the Russian Academy of Sciences;
360010, Russia, Nalchik, 2 Balkarov street;
dabagova@mail.ru, ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0006-4074-4583