title: THE BLACK SEA REGION AND BYZANTIUM FROM THE THIRTEENTH THROUGH THE FIFTEENTH CENTURIES: RESULTS OF NEW RESEARCH
abstract: The article examines the informational potential of new sources on the history of the medieval Black Sea region and Byzantium from the 13th through the 15th centuries, in conjunction with recent research conducted by Russian scholars on this topic. The new sources include materials from Italian archives and archaeological discoveries in Crimea and Novorossiya. The signifi cance of documents from the Genoese Bank of St. George is emphasized, as they have facilitated the reconstruction of administ
journal: LOMONOSOV HISTORY JOURNAL