POLITICAL AMBITIONS OF THE "GREEK PROJECT" AND ITS PRACTICAL IMPLEMENTATION ON EXAMPLE OF IMPERIAL INTERVENTION INTO THE TOPONYMY OF SOUTHERN UKRAINE
Journal: Chornomors’ka Mynuvshyna
Year: 2024

The historical conditions for the formation of the “Greek project” date back to the end of the 17th – the first half of the 18th century, due to the aggressive plans to expand the territory of the Russian Empire. The main vector of imperial aggression aimed at the Black Sea and Mediterranean regions is associated with the weakening of the geopolitical capabilities of the Ottoman state. In 1782, the imperial so-called “Greek project” was formulated in Russian politics, where the global idea was t