the Senate

The present study is devoted to an examination of criminal offences committed against the Majesty in the first quarter of the 19th century. The article under scrutiny here elucidates the intricacies of recordkeeping, the processes involved in investigating cases, and the procedures for court decisions. The materials of the archives of the Senate and the State Council, which contain information on the procedure for filing charges, forms of denunciation and procedures of proceedings, are analysed. The difference between the approach to this type of crime at the local and central levels is demonstrated. It is imperative to undertake a thorough examination of the sources of information and to meticulously record any conversations that had a detrimental effect on the image of the monarch. The objective of the present study is to achieve an in-depth understanding of the historical process of the formation of the punitive policy of the Russian Empire regarding state crimes.