Historiography and sources on the history of police in the provinces of Novorossia in the second half of the 19^th – early 20^th centuries

   The beginning of Russia's special military operation in Ukraine, and the joining to Russia of the Donetsk and Lugansk People's Republics, as well as the Kherson and Zaporozhye regions in the fall of 2022 actualized the appeal to the history of these lands, which for a long time were part of the Russian state. It is determined that the collective name Novorossia is applicable to several regions: Kherson, Yekaterinoslav and Taurida provinces, Bessarabia region, Donskoy Army region, Kuban region and Black Sea province. Of these, the first three are of special scientific interest as territories either already part of Russia, or those where military operations are being conducted. In the pre - revolutionary period, these territories were part of the Russian Empire and were deeply integrated into its composition since the end of the XVIII century. The study of the historiography of the problem revealed in the Russian scientific space a limited number of authors and works devoted to the police of the Tauride province, and units of scientific papers covering the problems of police development in the Kherson and Yekaterinoslav provinces. Nevertheless, the field for the study of the history of the general police in these territories seems to be quite wide. The main types of sources for studying the problem and the degree of their accessibility for the modern Russian historian were outlined. A brief overview of the socio-economic structure of the region made it possible to identify the main factors that influenced the activities of police agencies. These include the coastal location of the provinces, their mixed agricultural and industrial specialization, the motley social composition of the population with the involvement of seasonal workers.

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