Azov Cossack Host on the Territory of the Black Sea Coastline

• Main Authors: Vladimir B. Karataev, Igor А. Gordeev, Lyudmila G. Zimovets
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Sochi State University 2016-06-01
• Series: Bylye Gody
• Subjects: Azov Cossack Host; Black Sea coastline; Caucasian war
• Online Access: http://bg.sutr.ru/journals_n/1465041873.pdf

The article discusses the history of using teams of Azov Cossack troops on the territory of the Black sea coastline. Among the materials are the archive documents, extracted from the archival department of Sochi administration (Sochi city, Russian Federation), the state archive of the Krasnodar Krai (Krasnodar city, Russian Federation), as well as the modern and pre-revolutionary studies on the history of the Caucasian war and Cossack troops. The study used the historical-situational method, which allowed considering the history of the Azov Cossack troops on the territory of the Black sea coastline in the context of the period under review, namely the Caucasian war, in conjunction with the "neighboring" events and facts. In conclusion, the authors stated that the Azov Cossacks played a prominent role in the conquest of the mountain communities of the Black sea coast of the Caucasus. This was evident in two award banners received by the Cossacks, including the sea service on the Black sea coastline.