title: The origins of Russia’s Mediterranean trade: the 250th anniversary of the Küçük Kaynarca treaty
abstract: The Black Sea trade was a crucial factor in the economic development of the Russian state following the incorporation of Crimea and the Northern Black Sea region into the empire. Nevertheless, even prior to reaching the Black Sea and the establishment of the first harbours, the Don merchants were engaged in commercial activities utilising Greek merchant vessels. The construction of merchant and military fleets in the ports of Nikolaev and Kherson was still a distant prospect. Following the concl
journal: Novaia i noveishaia istoriia