Strengthening of the Border Line and Reconnaissance of Resources (1711–1717)
The metropole temporarily reduced the intensity of direct military strikes, shifting to infrastructural fortification and the study of the region. Historian Ya. Z. Akhmadov states that, owing to the foreign policy situation, "issues related to the mountain peoples ceased to be of primary importance to them"[1]. Nevertheless, the occupation apparatus continued preparations for further expansion. In 1711–1712, the government consolidated the military lines on the border with the lands of the Nokhchi: the researcher points out that "the small Greben Cossack towns along the Terek were consolidated, by order of Tsar Peter I, into 5 stanitsas — from Chervlyonnaya to Kurdyukovskaya"[1]. In parallel, conceptual and economic reconnaissance was under way: in 1714, the tsar’s adviser A. Bekovich-Cherkassky submitted a report in which he considered "drawing the Highlanders over to Russia’s side" to be "in keeping with the vital interests of the Russian state"[1]. In 1717, to inventory the potential of the Nokhchi lands, the government dispatched a specialist: the author records "the survey of mineral springs and other natural riches of the Terek River (including the Bragun warm springs) by Doctor Gottlieb Schober on the assignment of Peter I"[1].
Actors
| ID | Name | Procedures |
|---|---|---|
| G0008 | Tsardom of Muscovy | 2 |
Instruments Applied
| ID | Name | Procedures |
|---|---|---|
| S0008 | Government | 2 |
Procedures Carried Out
The government of the Tsardom of Muscovy consolidated militarized settlements on the border with the lands of the Nokhchi to strengthen control: historian Ya. Z. Akhmadov states that in 1711–1712 "the small Greben Cossack towns along the Terek were merged, by order of Tsar Peter I, into 5 stanitsas - from Chervlyonnaya to Kurdyukovskaya"[1].
The government of the Tsardom of Muscovy organized expeditions to study and inventory natural resources in the territories of the Indigenous population: historian Ya. Z. Akhmadov records the 1717 "survey of mineral springs and other natural riches of the Terek River (including the Bragun warm springs) by Doctor Gottlieb Schober on the assignment of Peter I"[1].