State Goals and Private Interests in the Development of Transport Infrastructure in the Russian Black Sea Region in the Second Half of the Nineteenth Century
Journal: DergiPark (Istanbul University)
Year: 2020

The article examines the development of transport infrastructure and shipping in the Black Sea region through the case of the establishment and initial development of the Russian Steam Navigation and Trading Company (ROPiT) between 1856 and the end of the nineteenth century.ROPiT was a joint-stock company co-owned by private entrepreneurs and the state.The article introduces the concept of "systemic actors," and argues that the construction of Russia's maritime infrastructure in the Black Sea re