Era of Peter the Great and the development of the institute of amanats in the Far East and North Pacific
https://doi.org/10.18384/2310-676X-2022-2-48-57
Abstract
Aim. Analytical study of the genesis of the institute of amanatism (political hostage-taking) and its development in Peter the Great’s era.
Methodology. The article applied the principles of objectivity, dialectics, scientificity and historicism, analysis and synthesis. To reveal the topic, general scientific methods were used, as well as historical-legal, problem-chronological, systemic, and comparative-historical methods of research.
Results. Amanatism is an ancient legal institution based on the norms of customary law and rather widespread. In the era of Peter the Great, the institute of amanatism finally took shape and proceeded to be efficiently used in the exploration of the Far East and the North Pacific Ocean. Representatives of the tribal elite were mainly used as amanats. Many of them actively absorbed Russian culture, language, traditions, some became translators, guides and even priests.
Research implications. The data obtained can be of practical importance in building policies in relation to the indigenous population, and can also be useful in studying a wide range of questions on the history of Asia-Pacific countries.
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Supporting agencies: The study was carried out at the expense of a grant from the Russian Science Foundation (project no. 22-18-00043) at the Institute of General History of the Russian Academy of Sciences
About the Authors
A. Yu. Petrov
Institute of General History of the Russian Academy of Sciences; Moscow State Linguistic University
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Aleksandr Yu. Petrov – Dr. Sci. (History), leading researcher, Institute of World History, Russian Academy of Sciences
Moscow
I. V. Savelyev
Northern (Arctic) Federal University (NArFU)
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Ivan V. Savelev – Cand. Sci. (History), Assoc. Prof., Departmentally Head, Department of International Law and Comparative Jurisprudence, Northern (Arctic) Federal University named after M. Lomonosov
Arkhangelsk
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