e-ISSN : 2620 3502 p-ISSN : 2615 3785 International Journal on Integrated Education Volume 4, Issue 3, March 2021 | 406 On the Historical Relation between the Spiritual Traditions of Samarkand and St. Petersburg (based on Russian State Historical Archives) Dilora Nazarovna Radjabova, Candidate of Historical Sciences, Doctoral student at the Institute of History, Academy of Sciences of the Republic of Uzbekistan ABSTRACT The article provides archival data on the history of the Moslem cathedral mosque in St. Petersburg, the architecture of which shows some motifs of historical monuments in Samarkand in the XIV–XV centuries. Key words: Russia, Bukhara Emirate, spirituality, Islam, cathedral mosque, mausoleum, architecture, mutual influence. Introduction It is known that the religion of Islam, since the expansion of the Russian state at the expense of the Tatar khanates, had become an important and decisive factor in the political and spiritual life of the country. These factors intensified after the conquest of the Caucasus and Central Asia. Despite the fact that Muslims lived in their historical homeland, congresses and congresses of Muslims of Russia were constantly held in St. Petersburg, the capital of the empire until 1918. They made decisions necessary for the Muslim population. This situation became a consequence of the religious tolerance of the Russian state, which created the necessary conditions for establishing and strengthening ties between the different confessions Main part The first settlers of St. Petersburg included many Muslim Tatars, natives of Kazan, Astrakhan and Bashkiria. Under Peter the Great there was a Tatar sloboda on the St. Petersburg side, west of the Peter and Paul Fortress, near the Little Neva. As time went by, the number of Muslims in the city increased. According to the data of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Russia, in 1878 there were 4000 Muslims living in the St. Petersburg province (Ponchaev, 2010. - p. 12). However, they could celebrate religious services only in private flats, which were not suitable for public prayers, and on major religious holidays large houses were rented in various districts of the city. Thus, on April 2, 1881, the Muslim community of St. Petersburg submitted a petition to the Minister of Internal Affairs, N. P. Ignatyev, requesting the establishment of a "Committee for the construction of a cathedral mosque in St. Petersburg and the collection of donations with the approval of the Statutes of the Committee". The tasks of the Committee were as follows: 1. To take possession of all the funds collected at present (and in the future) for the construction of the mosque; 2. To seek further funds for this purpose; 3. To find a suitable place for this purpose; 4. Timely elaboration of the design, estimates, drawings and plans of the mosque; 5. Obtain permission for the construction of the mosque in the prescribed manner and carry out all the necessary works.