Catalogue · ID 116
Война на Восточном Кавказе с 1824 по 1834 г. в связи с мюридизмом
Author: Волконский Н. А.
Year of publication: 1886
Describes Russian colonization of peoples: several peoples
Publication rights: free (public domain: published in 1886)
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Where we got it
Original source: https://web.archive.org/web/20260913215708/https://drevlit.ru/docs/kavkaz/XIX/1820-1840/Volkonskij_N_A/index.php
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Where the knowledge base cites it
This material is cited in 14 places.
Campaigns
- Instrumentalization of a Natural Disaster by the Colonizers: Paskevich and Rosen Declare the Earthquake "God's Punishment of the Nokhchi People for Disobedience to the Empire" (1830)
The imperial historian Volkonsky wrote: "the commander-in-chief accordingly ordered General Rosen 4th to spread entirely opposite rumors among the people, namely, that the earthquake had been sent down by God upon the mountain peoples for their ill-intentioned acts against the Russian government, and hoped by this means to tear his followers away from Kazi-Mulla"
- Velyaminov's winter raids on Chechen hamlets and villages along the Sunzha: capture of women and devastation of homesteads (1831-1832)
In this raid the enemy left 7 bodies on the spot”
- Extermination of 61 settlements of lowland Chechnya and mountainous Ichkeria by Rosen's troops, burning alive of the defenders of Germenchuk, and extortion of hostages from 80 villages (1832)
but the greater part, together with Mullah Abdurakhman, perished in the flames, continuing to sing verses of the Quran"
For two days "the troops annihilated the houses of the village of Germenchuk"; on August 26, Shali was destroyed "with the exception of 11 households that had paid the fine and the tribute"
Further annihilated were Anzeli-yurt and Chingaroy-yurt, the crops and dwellings of Avtury, Said-yurt, the plowlands and houses of Geldigen, Anto-yurt, Askhor-yurt, Taba-yurt, and Kudish-yurt; Mairtup was burned, and in Ichkeria — Shoni, Tsentoroy, Belgatoy, the hamlet of Khamer, Ali-yurt, Bey-Bulat-yurt, Bachin-yurt, Khelboyn-yurt; Benoy was burned
Procedures
- Devastation of the Lowland Nokhchi Villages in Yermolov’s Punitive Campaign (1826) — technique Total Destruction of Infrastructure
The imperial historian Volkonsky specifies that Shali stood empty by the time the troops arrived: Yermolov «did not find a single inhabitant there: all had scattered through the forests», after which he «burned their dwellings»
- Devastation of the Lowland Nokhchi Villages in Yermolov’s Punitive Campaign (1826) — technique Abduction of People
The imperial historian Volkonsky confirms the seizure at Stavnokol: the sudden movement «brought us sixteen captives»
- Instrumentalization of a Natural Disaster by the Colonizers: Paskevich and Rosen Declare the Earthquake "God's Punishment of the Nokhchi People for Disobedience to the Empire" (1830) — technique Imposition of Its Own Picture of Reality
The imperial historian Volkonsky acknowledges the source of the suggestion: the commander-in-chief “ordered General Rozen 4th to spread entirely opposite rumors among the people, namely, that the earthquake had been sent down by God upon the Mountain Peoples for their ill-intentioned acts against the Russian government”
- Velyaminov's winter raids on Chechen hamlets and villages along the Sunzha: capture of women and devastation of homesteads (1831-1832) — technique Punitive Expeditions
The imperial historian Volkonsky wrote of the purpose of the raids: “to harass the enemy and divert his attention from our borders”
- Velyaminov's winter raids on Chechen hamlets and villages along the Sunzha: capture of women and devastation of homesteads (1831-1832) — technique Abduction of People
The imperial historian Volkonsky wrote: Zass “delivered three captive women to the camp”
- Velyaminov's winter raids on Chechen hamlets and villages along the Sunzha: capture of women and devastation of homesteads (1831-1832) — technique Pillage
up to 250 head of cattle”
- Extermination of 61 settlements of lowland Chechnya and mountainous Ichkeria by Rosen's troops, burning alive of the defenders of Germenchuk, and extortion of hostages from 80 villages (1832) — technique Terror
while the greater part, together with Mullah Abdurakhman, perished in the flames, continuing to chant verses of the Quran”
The demonstrative burning of people alive served to terrorize all of Chechnya; Volkonsky acknowledges the calculation: the destruction of Germenchuk “was bound to have the most crushing effect on the Chechens”
- Extermination of 61 settlements of lowland Chechnya and mountainous Ichkeria by Rosen's troops, burning alive of the defenders of Germenchuk, and extortion of hostages from 80 villages (1832) — technique Artificial Famine
The imperial historian Volkonsky wrote: on September 1, the residents of Avtury, for refusing to hand over prisoners, were “punished by the destruction of crops and dwellings”; on September 3, near Geldigen, the detachment “exterminated their plowed fields and houses”
- Extermination of 61 settlements of lowland Chechnya and mountainous Ichkeria by Rosen's troops, burning alive of the defenders of Germenchuk, and extortion of hostages from 80 villages (1832) — technique Taxation
The imperial historian Volkonsky wrote: “from the village of Metso-erzo-yurt, amanats (hostages) were taken along with a tribute of one ruble per hearth”; the villages of Eshta-kale and Eyni-kale undertook “to pay henceforth a tribute of 1 ruble per hearth”
- Extermination of 61 settlements of lowland Chechnya and mountainous Ichkeria by Rosen's troops, burning alive of the defenders of Germenchuk, and extortion of hostages from 80 villages (1832) — technique Abduction of People
The imperial historian Volkonsky wrote: “one woman was taken prisoner”
- Extermination of 61 settlements of lowland Chechnya and mountainous Ichkeria by Rosen's troops, burning alive of the defenders of Germenchuk, and extortion of hostages from 80 villages (1832) — technique Pillage
The imperial historian Volkonsky wrote: the property of 50 families who had taken refuge in the forest near Mairtup "fell as booty to the detachment", and near Tsentoroy "6 horses and 50 head of cattle were seized"