Book of the Dean of the Faculty of History of Samara University Yu.N. Smirnov is devoted to the activities of the Orenburg expedition as an institutional factor in the process of integration of the Volga region into the Russian Empire. The study, published in a small edition in 1997 and now remains relevant. In this small book, the author examines much larger subjects related to the management of the southern suburbs. The monograph reveals the mechanisms for the development of new territories, details the conflicts that arose along this path...