“The generously giving mother” – the Imperial court of the 18 th  century as a distributor of favors and material assistance

I. V. Kurukin

doi:10.28995/2686-7249-2022-9-38-49

“The generously giving mother” – the Imperial court of the 18^th century as a distributor of favors and material assistance

I. V. Kurukin

https://doi.org/10.28995/2686-7249-2022-9-38-49

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Abstract

The report is an attempt to consider the question of one of the characteristic functions of the Imperial court in the 18th century – the systematic distribution of money, benefits and gifts under Catherine II. The documents of the Imperial Cabinet testify to the increasing mass of various kinds of g giveaways and gifts to courtiers, military and civil servants and a wider circle of petitioners. Such a practice served as an important element of social policy; it was supposed to ensure the loyalty of the elite and increase the prestige of the monarch among the military and bureaucracy.

Keywords

Catherine II, Imperial court, “room sum”, “pension”, money distribution,

About the Author

I. V. Kurukin

Russian State University for the Humanities
Russian Federation

Igor’ V. Kurukin, Dr. of Sci. (History), associate professor

125047, Moscow, Miusskaya Square, bld. 6

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For citation: Kurukin I.V. “The generously giving mother” – the Imperial court of the 18^th century as a distributor of favors and material assistance. RSUH/RGGU Bulletin: “Literary Teory. Linguistics. Cultural Studies”, Series. 2022;(9):38-49. https://doi.org/10.28995/2686-7249-2022-9-38-49

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“The generously giving mother” – the Imperial court of the 18th century as a distributor of favors and material assistance