LOCAL ASPECTS OF THE RUSSIAN COLONIZATION OF THE FOOTHILL KUBAN: FORMATION AND DEVELOPMENT OF THE VILLAGE OF YAROSLAVSKAYA IN 1861–1867

The proposed article examines the initial stage of the history of the village of Yaroslavskaya (before 1867 – Nizhne-Farskaya) of the Kuban Cossack army. The author's field of view includes the events of the Caucasian War that took place near the designated point, as well as the formation of the Nizhne-Farskaya parish, specific members of the clergy, the activities of the first village chief A.L. Kislov, and the participation of representatives of the Russian military command in the fate of the village (using the example of the 1863 fire). An important place is occupied by the analysis of the dynamics of the numerical, gender, age, religious and social composition of the population of Nizhne-Farskaya in the first half of the 1860s, based on the materials of confessional murals of the local church. The demographic conditionality of inter-verbal marriages of indigenous villagers with agrarian migrants from the interior regions of the Russian Empire, which became widespread after 1868, is demonstrated. The state of the social infrastructure of Nizhne-Farskaya is assessed; the approximate proportion of school-age people enrolled in primary education is determined. In conclusion, the author's view on the "regimental theory" of renaming the village (September 1867) is given and general conclusions are drawn on the topic of publication.