Based on the analysis of archival materials and scientific literature, the article considers the importance of Nogai-Kalmyk relations in the Russian-Turkish and Russian-Iranian relations of the period under study. The article reveals the strategic plans of Russia, Porte and its vassal of the Crimean khanate in relation to the North Caucasus, analyzes the methods of their implementation. In addition, attention is paid to identifying the factors that determined the orientation of local peoples to Russia.
Pages: 28 - 36
Date: 20.07.2019