ODESA GREEKS AMONG THE HONORED CITIZENS:ATTAINING STATE IN THE ESTATE-BASED SOCIETY OF THE19TH CENTURY
Journal: Historical Yearbook
Year: 2025

The article presents the results of the identification of members of the Odesa Greek community who belonged to a special estate (state, social standing) of the Russian Empire -the honored citizens.Based on archival materials, a list was compiled of those Odesa Greeks who personally attained the status of honored citizens, that is, those who were the first in their families to acquire this legal standing through formal petitions to the government.The originality of the study lies in the introduct