Г.А. Кокорина

THE GERMANS IN RUSSIA IN XVIIIth – FIRST QUARTER OF THE XIXth CENTURY

Authors

Г.А. Кокорина

Keywords:

Russian Empire, Germans, foreigners, legislation, history of Russia in the XVIII-first quarter of the XIX century

Abstract

The article analyzes the historical stay of the Germans on the territory of the Russian Empire in the XVIII – first quarter of the XIX century. The legal status of German immigrants in the XVIII – first quarter of the XIX century is considered. On the basis of legislative acts, the trends in the period of each reign are viewed, as well as the general trend during the period under study. The historiographical works related to the presence of the Germans on the territory of Russia are analyzed. The economic, political and cultural relations of the Germans and the Russian state are investigated. The article considers the confessional policy of the Russian state in relation to the German population. Each ruler tried to include foreigners (Germans) in Russian society. In the period from the XVIII – first quarter of the XIX century. The special legal or economic status of the Germans in the Russian Empire was not formed

THE GERMANS IN RUSSIA IN XVIIIth – FIRST QUARTER OF THE XIXth CENTURY