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Integrarea emigranţilor din Ţara Moldovei în societatea rusă în secolul al XVIII-lea
The integration of emigrants from the Moldavian principality in Russian society during the XVIII century

Author(s): Victor Tsvirkun
Subject(s): History, Essay|Book Review |Scientific Life
Published by: Institutul Patrimoniului Cultural al Academiei de Științe a Moldovei
Keywords: migration; immigration; Moldovan Principality; Russian Empire; nobility; class of the military; hussar regiments; military settlements; land police

Summary/Abstract: The integration of emigrants from the Moldavian principality in Russian society during the XVIII century The history of migration flows from the Moldovan Principality to the neighboring countries is one of the most researchedtopics of the modern historiography. Numerous publications address the reasons of migration occurrence, its forms and intensity of traffic and the demographic consequences for the Principality. This article is dedicated to aless researched side of the Moldovan immigration to Russia during the XVIII century and the problem of their integrationinto the Russian society. Based on numerous documents, the majority of which are being introduced into the academic circuit for the first time, the author identifiesthe main social groups of immigrants and the specifics of their process of integration. Documental analysis portraysthe policies pursued by the Russian government to create favorable conditions to simplify the naturalization of thenewly arrived from the Moldovan Principality.

  • Issue Year: XIX/2016
  • Issue No: 1
  • Page Range: 47-53
  • Page Count: 7
  • Language: Romanian