Features of feudal-serf relations among the peoples of the Northern Caucasus in the first half of the XIX century

The first half of the 19th century is a period when the North Caucasus gradually enters the stream of socio-economic and political development of the Russian Empire.

A deep analysis of the features of feudal-serf relations in the North Caucasus is very important and relevant for historical science, since it explains the emergence of problems and contradictions during the period when these regions became part of the Russian Empire, the implementation of peasant reform, the formation of the Russian administration on these lands, and changes in the judicial system.

All levels of the Caucasian administration participated in the preparation and process of integration of the North Caucasus into the Russian legal field. The main purpose of the research is to determine the significance of the social issue in the context of the ethnic component of the region, to study socio-economic and land relations in the North Caucasus, to characterize the social structure of societies.

In the process of research work on the article, methods of comparative historical analysis, synthesis and generalization were used, as well as the principle of objectivity and historicism, which provided the opportunity to analyze various episodes and phenomena from a historical point of view.

As a result of the research the process of collecting information about the history of the emergence and development of feudal relations in the region has been traced, the specifics of land legal norms, their complexity and intricacy have been identified, which determines the existing social structure of societies. Conclusions: the importance of adaptation of the population to new political conditions for further raising the level of socio-economic development of the societies of the North Caucasus has been determined.

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