Ph. D. in History, Senior Research Associate, Department of History
В статье рассматриваются ежегодные отчеты калмыцкого управления с целью выявления и установления степени их сохранности в архивном фонде России, а также их количественного состава, наличия сопроводительных документов и материалов. Автор пришел к выводу, что ни один из архивов не располагает полным собранием сводных годовых отчетов. Выявлено, что богатейший комплекс отчетов за весь период составления хранится в Национальном архиве Республики Калмыкия, а также в Российском государственном историческом архиве. Данный аспект исследования делопроизводственного комплекса необходим для анализа общественно-политических и социально-экономических процессов, проистекавших в Калмыцкой степи Астраханской губернии в контексте единого имперского пространства.
The article deals with the annual reports of the Kalmyk Administration which are an umbrella type of record keeping documentation for studies of the political, economic, social and cultural development of Kalmyk Steppe of Astrakhan Governorate. The paper aims to identify and establish the degree of their preservation in Russia’s archival funds, as well as their numerical composition, availability of accompanying documents and records. The author came to the conclusion that none of the archives contained the complete collection of the consolidated annual reports. It was revealed that the largest set of reports for the entire period is stored in the National Archive of the Republic of Kalmykia, as well as in the Russian State Historical Archive. Those consolidated annual reports by the Kalmyk Administration can be compared to the most loyal reports of governors. Since the bulk of the Kalmyk nomadic population inhabited the southernmost territories of the Lower Volga Region known since the 19th century as “Kalmyk Steppe” which was an administrative-territorial unit of Astrakhan Governorate, the reports of the Kalmyk Administration proved structural elements to most loyal reports of the Astrakhan Governor. The analysis of revealed clerical materials showed that copies are in better condition than corresponding preparatory notes for the reports. Despite the absence of a number of reports from the National Archive of the Republic of Kalmykia, its funds contain draft papers and applications to the reports. The availability of this group of sources is of great value. Their preliminary analysis gives an opportunity to explore the origins of the report while preparatory materials and draft documents with corrections introduced by officials are essential in assessing the representativity of the data on the Kalmyk Administration’s consolidated annual reports. The structure, contents and scope of the reports were infl uenced by the diverse factors, such as changes in the form of reports, changes in the boundaries of the territorial-administrative units, etc. Thus, the identifi cation and studies of complex clerical works are necessary for further analysis of the socio-political and socio-economic processes that had been occurring in Kalmyk Steppe of Astrakhan Governorate in the context of the whole Russian Empire.
The authors declare that there are no conflicts of interest present.