The North Black Sea Region (the 18th-19th Centuries): A Historiographical Survey

• Main Authors: Aleksandr A. Cherkasov, Vyacheslav I. Menkovsky, Vladimir G. Ivantsov, Aleksandr A. Ryabtsev, Violetta S. Molchanova, Olga V. Natolochnaya
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Sochi State University 2014-12-01
• Series: Bylye Gody
• Subjects: north Black Sea region; historiographical survey; 18th-19th centuries
• Online Access: http://bg.sutr.ru/journals_n/1417270636.pdf

This historiographical survey examines studies concerned with the exploration of the north Black Sea region in the 18th-19th centuries. Studies into the subject can be divided into three major groups: 1. Pre-revolutionary studies (Russian and foreign works published prior to 1917); 2. Soviet studies (1917-1991); 3. Modern Russian studies (1991-2014). In conclusion, the authors point up that despite the diversity of studies into the history of the Caucasus and the Caucasian War, fragmentary attention has been devoted to the history of the north Black Sea region in the 18th-19th centuries. To this day, there have been no comprehensive studies into the history of Jigets, the Sadz, and other tribes, which means that the subject of the history of the north Black Sea region is still waiting for its researcher.