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9. Η ΕΛΛΗΝΙΚΗ ΔΙΑΣΠΟΡΑ ΣΤΗΝ ΑΖΟΦΙΚΗ
(18ος – 19ος αι.) -
Η ΠΕΡΙΠΤΩΣΗ ΤΟΥ ΤΑΓΚΑΝΡΟΓΚ
THE GREEK DIASPORA IN THE AZOV SEA
(18th – 19th centuries) -
THE INSTANSE OF TAGANROG
SUMMARY
This paper contains historical information and evidence for the activity of the Greeks in the Azov Sea,
particularly in the port – city of Taganrog, from the second half of the 18th century until the late
19th century, which attracted the attention and interest of the Russian historians and writers.
Specifically, the paper discusses the important role of the Greeks in Russia’s economic development
in the areas of trade and shipping. Part of the Greeks found in this region in the period of the
Empress Catherine II and contributed to the strengthening of the Russian army and fleet participating
actively in the Russo-Turkish wars.The paper includes information about archival historical data for
the active participation of the Greek diaspora in economic, political, cultural, religious and social live
of the city that recorded with their penny Russian historians and novelists.
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