Crimean Antiquities Seen through the Eyes of West-European Travelers of the Late 18th – Early 19th centuries
Journal: Russian Foundation for Basic Research Journal Humanities and social sciences
Year: 2018

The article examines various aspects of descriptions of the past and archeological sites of Crimea prepared by travelers that visited the peninsula in the first decades after its incorporation into Russia in 1783. It demonstrates that Crimea, which had previously been quite unknown to the European audience, became a popular place for educational trips – largely because of the unique concentration of the cultural heritage on its area. The analysis of the travelers’ notes showed that the foreigner