Forming the image of the peoples of Central Asia in historical journals of the second half of the XIX century
The historical aspect of the formation of the image of the peoples of Central Asia in Russian society is considered. The object of study was Russian historical journals of the second half of the 19th century. The paper analyzes the nature of publications on this topic and correlates with the civil and political position of a particular publication. The possibility of such publications to form a certain tendency in the perception of certain social and ethnic groups in society is traced, and then it becomes possible to identify links between this primary image and the general characteristics of relationships with them. In addition, the perspective of attitudes towards certain objects, formed in these publications, becomes capable of determining the nature of modern relationships and influencing political decisions. The article notes the instrumental significance of historical journals in political and communication processes