The Greek Project - For the Reconstruction of the Text

Abstract

The Russian-Austrian agreement on the redistribution of Europe of the XVIII century, known in historiography as the Greek Project, does not exist in the format of an official document, but the parties of this treaty, on the one hand, the Russian Empress Catherine II and, on the other hand, the Austrian Emperor Joseph II agree in letters written to each other (dated: May 21, May 24 and September 10, 1782) that the facts and conditions set forth in the referred letters have an official form and fulfillment is mandatory not only for them, but for their descendants as well.However, the basic principles of the Greek Projectthe plan for the restoration of the Dacian Kingdom and the Greek Empireare known in historiography. A number of important details can be found in the epistolary-documentary materials that were supposed to ensure the implementation of this project and make an influence on the political situation of that period.Since the European diplomacy of the 80-ies of the XVIII century and the subsequent period was based on the Greek Project, the latter reconstructed by us, as the primary source, should provide significant assistance to researchers, interested in the aforementioned processes, to make an objective assessment of events. IntroductionThe project of neutralizing the Ottoman Empire and redistributing its territories was especially active in Europe from the 60-90-ies of the XVIII century. The Ottoman Empire posed a special threat to Western Europe since the 80-ies of the XV century. The Ottomans, who were twice on the outskirts of Vienna in 1529 and 1683, made Europe and the great powers to neutralize the threat of the Ottomans on a regular basis. Several anti-Ottoman projects have been created since then, though unsuccessful. The Greek Project acquired a qualitatively new shapethe creation of buffer states was a different model for solving the issue.In 1779, recognition of Russia's arbitrator status under the Treaty of Teschen was followed by another attempt to neutralize the Ottomans. The solution to this problem was the agreement of 1782 between the emperors of Russia and Austria.This article is part of a monographic study of the Russian-Austrian plan for the rededication of Europe, known in history as the "Greek project". We carry out fundamental research in regard of the Greek Project, due to the special nationalpolitical importance of the issue. We have published the results of monographic research in scientific conferences and publications in different cities of the world. In

King of Imereti Solomon I and the Project of Resettlement Kabardians to Georgia

“…The present study is a part of our scientific monograph, which is devoted to the Russian-Austrian plan for the transformation of Europe in the 70-90s of the centurythe Greek project. Excerpts from our research have been published in various scientific publications in Oxford [50;59;63], Cambridge [47;52;56], Washington[62],…”

“…It forms the grounds to assume that Solomon I is the initiator and co-author of this project together with Erekle the King of Kartli-Kakheti.It is demonstrated for the first time in historiography that four years after the failed project of 1778, when trying to implement the project again in 1782, Erekle used not his own diplomatic resources for sending to Kabardino but the diplomatic resources of Imereti Royal Court.The present study is a part of our scientific monograph, which is devoted to the Russian-Austrian plan for the transformation of Europe in the 70-90s of the centurythe Greek project. Excerpts from our research have been published in various scientific publications in Oxford [50;59;63], Cambridge [47;52;56], Washington[62],…”