ERC Starting Grant · 2024
Shadow Trade: Unraveling Maritime Smuggling Between the Russian and Ottoman Empires (1853-1914).
STASH deals with the history of maritime smuggling between port cities of the Russian and Ottoman Empires during the transformative period 1853 to 1914, focusing on three maritime regions – the Black Sea, the Azov Sea, and the Southeastern Mediterranean. The two empires, at the core of the Eastern Question, occupied a central position in European economic, social, and political upheavals. Within the context of the ongoing shifts between two empires and the development of legal trade relations in an era marked by intensified globalization and the transition from sail to steam, this project aims to shed light on aspects of illegal trade relations, an underexplored area of study. Specifically,…
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