title: Maritime Transportation of Russian Pilgrims to Palestine in Late 19th Century
abstract: This study explores the emerging trends in maritime pilgrimage routes to Palestine during the late 19th century. It analyzes the shipping routes utilized by Russian pilgrims traveling from the Russian Empire to the Eastern Mediterranean. The article focuses on passenger flows from Sevastopol and Black Sea ports in the lead-up to the establishment of the Taurida Department of the Imperial Orthodox Palestine Society in April 1900. The sources include archival documents (reports), periodicals from 
journal: Nauchnyi Dialog