title: Russian Imperial Church Policy in the Black Sea Region (1856 –1914)
abstract: Russian Imperial ChurchP olicy in the Black SeaR egion (1856 -1914) For nineteenth-century Russia the Black Sea was an area of rich historical memories, and ab irthplace of classical works of Russian literature and fine arts.The present article provides an ew view on Russian policy in the Black Sea region duringt he nineteenth and the earlyt wentieth century.What role did this area playf or Russia in the context of the Eastern question?H ow did diplomacy and Church policy act among the Christian