Abstract: The subject of the study is a monographic work by Yulia Yurievna Gartseva "Legal regulation of interpersonal relations in the Russian Empire of the XVIII – early XX century." The monograph analyzes the concepts and types of interpersonal relations from the point of view of various scientific views, establishes the threshold of interpersonal relations potentially subject to the norms of law, identifies the circle of subjects on whose initiative interpersonal relations passed into the legal plane, and also identifies historical sources that, by examples, reflected the transition of interpersonal relations under the law. For the first time in the monograph, from the point of view of the science of the history of state and law, the circle of interpersonal relations within the legal field is considered. The scientific novelty of the work is manifested:   Firstly, in using a wide range of scientific publications and sources to conduct a comprehensive study.Secondly, in determining the features of the legal regulation of interpersonal relations between spouses, parents and children in the imperial period of Russian history.Third, in the analysis of the features of historiography of the problem of legal regulation of interpersonal relations in the Russian Empire. The practical significance of the results of the work as a whole lies in the fact that the material presented in it can be used to improve domestic legislation in the relevant field. The work is written in a competent scientific language, its content demonstrates the author's ability to build a competent scientific discussion, formalize the results obtained and draw logically sound conclusions.

Keywords: children, minors, spouses, parents, gurdianship, guardianship, adoption, inheritance, legal nature, interpersonal relations