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PHJ № 1 (49) 2026 — M. V. Druzin. “EVERYTHING WORSHIPS ONLY POWER…”: NOTE BY PRINCE S. S. ABAMELEK-LAZAREV ON MEASURES TO SUPPRESS THE REVOLUTIONARY MOVEMENT IN RUSSIA (AUGUST 1906)

The published note by Prince Semyon Semyonovich Abamelek-Lazarev is one example of the notes and petitions from 1905–1906 received from right-wing and Black Hundred organizations and individuals of like views, proposing a wide variety of measures to the emperor and government to suppress the revolutionary movement. S. S. Abamelek-Lazarev, a well-known entrepreneur, mine owner, and Russia’s largest landowner, was not politically savvy. However, he saw the approaching revolution as a direct threat to his holdings and capital, and therefore, the fear of losing everything compelled him to write a “political” note annually from 1905–1907. While the note from the summer of 1905 was distinguished by its length, verbosity, and overall calm tone, the note from August 1906, published here, is practically hysterical, with the prince demanding that rebels and pogromists be killed on the spot, tried by military courts, and exiled to Siberian penal servitude along with their families. The note demonstrates that S. S. Abamelek-Lazarev, having embraced and exploited the economic benefits and opportunities of the new post-reform capitalist order, rejected and failed to understand the need for political change in the social order.

PHJ № 1 (49) 2026 — V. V. Zdanovich. NOT TO BE FORGOTTEN. A REVIEW OF THE COLLECTION OF DOCUMENTS “NO STATUTE OF LIMITATIONS. BELARUS: CRIMES OF THE NAZIS AND THEIR ACCOMPLICES AGAINST CIVILIANS IN THE OCCUPIED TERRITORY OF THE BSSR DURING THE GREAT PATRIOTIC WAR”

The article analyzes the collections of documents “No Statute of Limitations. Belarus: Crimes of the Nazis and Their Accomplices against Civilians in the Occupied Territory of the BSSR during the Great Patriotic War”, published in 2020–2024. The material contained in the collections tells about the crimes committed by the Nazis during the Great Patriotic War in the occupied territory of the regions of Belarus within their modern borders. It is noted that a large number of various documents have been introduced into scientific circulation. New documentary facts and archival sources introduced into scientific circulation allow us to take a fresh look at the problem of everyday life during the Nazi occupation, to more deeply reveal the essence of the “new order” aimed not only at moral humiliation, but also at the extermination of the local population. The collected information about concentration camps, large-scale Nazi cartel operations, places of mass executions, destroyed villages is convincing evidence that the German political leadership created a real death machine, a criminal system of extermination. In general, the issues of text transmission and archaeographic design of documents have been successfully resolved. The scientific reference apparatus of the collections includes historical and archaeographic prefaces, textual notes, comments, a geographical index, a list of abbreviated words, a list of published documents. In the geographical index, the administrative-territorial subordination of settlements is given at the time of the events. The method of reproduction is indicated only for documents that are not typewritten. Legends of translated documents include storage locations of documents in German, their translations, authenticity, presence of previous publications. Specially prepared appendices also have great informational and practical value.

PHJ № 1 (49) 2026 — V. I. Goldin. THE RUSSIAN CIVIL WAR IN THE PAGES OF THE NEW MULTI-VOLUME ACADEMIC “HISTORY OF RUSSIA”

The article reveals the concept and results of the work on the 12th volume “Civil War in Russia. 1917–1922” of the 20-volume academic “History of Russia”. The composition of the author team of this edition is described, as well as its structure, concept, methodology, and key ideas. It is emphasized, that this volume is based on a systematic and interdisciplinary approach to understanding the Civil War era. This allowed examining this war not only as a military, military-political, and socio-political phenomenon, but also through a deep analysis of social and economic processes, national and interethnic relations, demography, culture, and spirituality, in their close and organic relationship, using methods and approaches from various sciences. The article describes the unique phenomenon of the Russian Civil War as a complex, multifaceted, and multilateral event, as a series of wars and various conflicts and confrontations. The Civil War is characterized in an inextricable relationship with the international armed intervention of two military-political coalitions and separate states, as well as other forms and types of foreign interference. This epoch is revealed as the greatest drama and tragedy of Russian statehood, the people, and society. The author analyzes the results and historical lessons of the Russian Civil War, as well as the problems of historical memory about it. The article describes how a new academic edition about the Russian Civil War has been received by experts and the scientific
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PHJ № 2 (50) 2026 — N. V. Bashnin. THE CONTRIBUTIONS OF TSAR IVAN IV TO THE TRINITY SIYA MONASTERY AND THE CANONIZATION OF ANTHONY OF SIYA

The article focuses on analysis of the financial and material contributions made by Tsar Ivan IV Vasilyevich, also known as Tsar Ivan the Terrible, to the Antonievsky Monastery. In the span of nine years, the monarch’s contributions to the monastery amounted to a substantial sum of 2,200 rubles, a significant amount for the 16th century. These contributions coincide with the preparations for the canonization of Anthony of Siya, a figure with whom Ivan IV was personally acquainted. The newly appointed bishops, Alexander, Archbishop of Novgorod and Pskov (a disciple of Anthony of Siya), and Bishop Varlaam of Vologda and Velikaya Perm, in whose diocese the Siya Monastery was located at that time, also assumed responsibility for this. Anthony’s biography was written in two versions, one by monk Jonah and the other by Tsarevich Ivan Ivanovich. It is evident that the receipt of substantial financial resources, which were most likely utilised for various purposes, including the preparations for the canonization of Anthony of Siya, played a significant role in this development. This was further compounded by the political climate and the relationship between the tsar and the diocesan lords.

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PHJ № 2 (50) 2026 — O. A. Abelentseva. JUDICIAL PROCEEDINGS IN THE ASSUMPTION TIKHVIN MONASTERY IN THE SECOND HALF OF THE 17TH CENTURY

The present article examines judicial proceedings in the Tikhvin Dormition Monastery, which was granted the right to judge the population of the estates. Utilising court cases from 1648 to 1660 as illustrative examples, this study undertakes a comprehensive analysis of the subject matter of the claims filed, the administrative procedures employed for case processing, their structural configuration, the terminology utilised, and the composition of the personnel responsible for conducting investigations and rendering decisions in cases of varying importance. Furthermore, the study examines instances of reference to the Cathedral Code of 1649 when sentencing and decisions that conflicted with its provisions. This finding suggests that the monastery elders regarded it as essential to undertake a moral evaluation of the circumstances giving rise to the trial when determining sentences.

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PHJ № 2 (50) 2026 — S. A. Nikonov. CATHERINE HARBOR — THE FISHING BASE OF THE BELOMORSKAYA COMPANY IN THE EARLY 19TH CENTURY

The article deals with the construction of a fishing base of the Belomorsky Company (1803–1813) in Catherine Harbour, Kola Bay. The creation of the Company was the result of cooperation between large merchants and the state, which aimed to develop European technologies for fishing and hunting, as well as access to international markets. One of the directions was the organisation of whaling. The Catherine Harbor was supposed to provide an earlier exit of ships for hunting in the ice-free Barents Sea. The merchants of Kola — brothers A. I. and D. I. Popov, carried out the construction of the settlement in the harbor. They hired builders, delivered materials. The company’s management was a full-fledged settlement, in which, in addition to residential, warehouse and outbuildings, a church will be built. It was also supposed to melt the fat of marine animals here. The death of the whaling ship Graf Rumyantsev in 1806 forced the abandonment of the idea of a trading post. Before the liquidation of the Company in 1813, the harbor played the role of a transshipment base, where ships were unloaded and loaded, and products were shipped to Arkhangelsk and Northern Norway.

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PHJ № 2 (50) 2026 — A. I. Razdorsky. PROJECT OF THE MINISTER OF INTERNAL AFFAIRS D. N. BLUDOV FOR THE REORGANIZATION OF THE NORTHERN PROVINCES OF THE EUROPEAN PART OF THE RUSSIAN EMPIRE (1838)

The article provides an analysis of the proposals set out by the Minister of Internal Affairs, D. N. Bludov, concerning the reform of the administrative-territorial structure of the six northern provinces of the Russian Empire (Arkhangelsk, Vologda, Novgorod, Olonets, Pskov, St. Petersburg). These proposals were outlined in a draft entitled A New Delimitation of the Provinces of the European Part of the Country, which was presented to Emperor Nicholas I in the spring of 1838. The prerequisites that gave rise to this project are outlined (the revealed imperfections of the administrative-territorial division that emerged as a result of the Catherine provincial reform of 1775–1785, the changed geopolitical and demographic situation). The key provisions of the draft concerning the European part of the Russian Empire are listed, and the list of provinces and regions whose borders were intended to be altered is provided. The following information is provided: firstly, details of the planned changes to the provincial and county borders of the northern provinces; secondly, information on the territorial composition of the new Velikoustyug province; and thirdly, information on the establishment of new county towns in the north of the country. The following information is provided on the consideration of Bludov’s project by government authorities, including the attitude of Emperor Nicholas I and members of the Russian government (Minister of Finance Ye. F. Kankrin, Minister of State Property P. D. Kiselyov, Minister of Justice D. V. Dashkov), as well as some governors of the northern provinces (Olonetsky and Vologda). The reasons why Bludov’s project could not be implemented are considered, and the individual provisions of the project that were implemented during the Soviet period are noted. The source base of the article consists of documents stored in various collections of the Russian State Historical Archive.

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PHJ № 2 (50) 2026 — F. A. Seleznev, M. V. Surovova. STROGANOVS AT THE ALL-RUSSIAN EXHIBITION OF 1896: ADAPTATION OF NOBLES-ENTREPRENEURS TO THE REALITIES OF THE REFORMED ECONOMY

The article examines the adaptation of the Stroganovs, a noble entrepreneurial family, to the conditions of the capitalist economy. This examination is based on materials from the All-Russian Industrial and Artistic Exhibition of 1896. Recent studies have revealed that the Stroganovs introduced substantial modernisation processes in metallurgical production and salt extraction during the post-reform period. The exhibition materials illustrate the flexibility of the Stroganovs’ economic strategy, as they sought to enhance the competitiveness of their production. This objective was realised through the augmentation of their product range, which was contingent not only on progressive borrowings but also on the development of new equipment, instruments, and technologies. The Stroganovs were consistently proactive in their provision of social support for both current and former employees and their families. This support took the form of hospitals, schools and provisions for the care of elderly and ill workers. In circumstances where local sources of coal and oil were absent, and given the complexities involved in the transportation of purchased fuel, S. A. Stroganov maintained firewood as the foundation of the fuel base. However, he attached great importance to the preservation and reproduction of forests, regarding them as the primary source of fuel. The transition to a capitalist economy, characterised by competition, resulted in an increased significance of advertising. In this regard, the Stroganovs demonstrated a commendable ability to maintain contemporary engagement, as evidenced by their increasingly active participation in exhibition activities. By the close of the 19th century, members of the Stroganov family demonstrated a high level of adaptation to the economic realities of the postreform era. In general, the noble industry of the Ural region has exhibited both the readiness and the capacity to adjust to a capitalist economic framework.