3. Eden in Taurus: The “Crimean Myth” in Russian Culture of the 1780s–90s
Journal: Academic Studies Press eBooks
Year: 2019

The "Crimean Myth" in Russian Culture of the 1780s-90s 1 T he "Greek Project" became a long-term strategic goal of Russian policy in the first years after the Peace of Kutchuk Kainarji.However, the course of military actions, peace talks, and the diplomatic conflict in Europe all showed Catherine and her closest advisors that the project as a whole could not be achieved without a number of intermediate stages.Undoubtedly the most important of these steps was the annexation of Crimea.The creators