Abstract: The article analyzes the multi-stage process of developing and implementing the project of the monument to Catherine II in Yekaterinodar from the perspective of the concept of historical culture. The focus of the research is on the political attitudes laid down by the official authorities in the approved sculptural composition, and the ideas of the Kuban Cossacks about their past, seen by them in a monumental image. The paper examines the peculiarities of the ceremonies on the occasion of the laying (1896) and the opening (1907) of the monument. Special attention is paid to the historical context, which formed a unique socio-political and cultural climate during the creation of the Yekaterinodar monument. The degree of reliability of the presented scientific results is due to the source base, primarily materials from the funds of the State Archive of the Krasnodar Territory and the local newspaper "Kuban Regional Vedomosti".   The principles of scientific objectivity and historicism are at the heart of the development of this research area. The leading research methods include historical-genetic, historical-cultural and historical-systemic. The identity approach opens up new opportunities for interdisciplinary research. The novelty of the work is determined by the unexplored commemorative practices of the Kuban Cossacks from the perspective of the concept of historical culture. An analysis of archival documents and materials from the local press showed that the ceremonies on the occasion of the laying and opening of the monument to Catherine II combined elements traditional for pre–revolutionary celebrations – religious and military rituals. It is concluded that in the monument designed by M. O. Mikeshin and brought to life by B. V. Eduards, the Kuban Cossacks saw the idea of their continuity with the Cossacks and a demonstration of their rights to the lands between the Black and Azov Seas. The government, in the conditions of the revolutionary crisis of 1905-1907, pursued a specific political task – through the majestic image of the Empress to remind the Cossacks of their duty to faithfully serve the Throne.

Abstract: The study of interpretations of historical events from the perspective of a certain social group or society as a whole, as well as the mechanisms of formation and transmission of ideas about the past is a promising subject field of modern historical research. The author analyzes the annual regimental holidays and 1911 jubilee celebrations of His Imperial Majesty's own Convoy from the perspective of the concept of historical culture. The focus of the research is on the values and ideas about their past of the Kuban and Terek Cossacks, which are the core of the Cossack Guard (Convoy). The study of the festive commemoration of the Convoy through the prism of the concept of historical culture is conditioned by the need to find effective mechanisms for preserving and modeling the collective historical memory of the modern Cossacks, including through the practice of celebrating memorable dates. Being a historical study, the work was based on historical-genetic, historical-comparative and historical-systemic methods using an interdisciplinary approach. The novelty of the work is determined both by the unexplored nature of the research issues and by the introduction into scientific circulation of new archival material stored in the funds of the State Archive of the Krasnodar Territory. The analysis of the festive events of the Convoy revealed not only similar elements to the festive culture of the Russian army as a whole (parade, liturgy and prayer service, ceremonial march, informal part for officers and lower ranks), but also distinctive features characteristic of the Cossack Guard (the highest presence, jigging, Cossack songs and dances). It was concluded that festive commemoration, which was based on retro-orientation, ritualism, collectivity, corporate value orientation and emotionality, played an important role in the development of the historical culture of the Kuban and Terek Cossacks serving in the Convoy.