Between Grain and Oil from the Azov to Caucasus: The port-cities of the eastern coast of the Black Sea, late 18th – early 20th centuries

Vol. 3. Centre of Maritime History, Institute for Mediterranean Studies – Foundation of Research and Technology, 2020.

Academic editor: G. Harlaftis, V. Konstantinova, I. Lyman, A. Sydorenko, E. Tchkoidze

This book deals with seven main port-cities that grew along the eastern coast of the Black Sea and became the main gateways to the West serving probably the largest hinterland of any port-cities in Europe: Kerch, Berdyansk, Mariupol, Taganrog, Rostov-on-Don, Novorossiysk and Batoum. Contrary to nation-centred analyses, this book follows a maritime history approach, beyond political boundaries; a history of transport and communication. The aim is to indicate the dynamic changes of the port cities that came from the formation of land and sea transport systems. It will further indicate the ways the area was integrated to the global economy

Chapters

Fisheries of the eastern coast of the Azov Sea in the late 18th – 19th century – Organization, infrastructure and everyday life

Kraikovski A., , in: Between Grain and Oil from the Azov to Caucasus: The port-cities of the eastern coast of the Black Sea, late 18th – early 20th centuriesVol. 3.: Centre of Maritime History, Institute for Mediterranean Studies – Foundation of Research and Technology, 2020. Ch. 6 P. 139–163.

Alexei Kraikovski in chapter 6 examines the eastern coast fisheries of the Azov Sea in the late 18th, beginning of 19 century. In this chapter, he explores the strategies used by the Cossacks in order to exploit the natural resources of the Azov Sea eastern coast as efficient as possible. ...

Added: June 4, 2020

Keywords: environmental history, Maritime history, Black Sea trade