“A Historical Sketch of the Greek War of Independence…” by G. Paleolog and M. Sivinis as a Historiographical Source
Journal: Kyiv Historical Studies
Year: 2023

The article presents a historiographical analysis of “A Historical Sketch of the Greek War of Independence…” as one of the first writings in Russian historiography on the Greek Revolution and the participation of the great powers in it. The writing was published in St. Petersburg in 1867 by two Russian military historians of Greek origin — G. Paleolog and M. Sivinis. It was based on preserved materials from the personal archive of Russian admiral Pyotr Ricord, an active participant in the last e