title: The Role of the Crimean Khanate as a Guarantor of the Power Balance in the Black Sea Region at the turn of the 16–17th centuries
abstract: The article analyzes the geopolitical situation in Eastern Europe and the Black Sea region at the turn of the 16th and 17th centuries. The Polish Commonwealth, the Crimean Khanate and the Moscow were the key players in the region. The Moscow pursued an aggressive policy. It was able to capture the Kazan and Astrakhan khanates, thereby significantly increasing the territory of the state and taking control of the Silk Road. Territorial gains gave the Moscow a chance to transform into an unlimited 
journal: Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)