Extortion as a manifestation of official crime in the territory of Eastern Siberia in the late XVII–early XVIII centuries

In modern conditions, attention to the problems of countering corruption-related crimes has naturally increased. Historical experience is of key importance. It is no coincidence that over the past decade, the study of manifestations of various types of illegal acts and ways to counteract them has noticeably intensified. The object of the study is the causes and factors that caused the spread of official crime in the territory of Eastern Siberia as an independent group of illegal acts, the subject is the factors and conditions accompanying this process. The purpose of the study is to determine the causes, content, trends and patterns of the spread of various forms of illegal acts carried out by royal governors - voivodes and officials of the new formation - governors in the course of their official activities.