TURKISH PRISONERS OF WAR IN THE BELGOROD PROVINCE DURING THE RUSSIAN-TURKISH WAR OF 1768-74
Journal Title: Tractus aevorum: эволюция социокультурных и политических пространств - Year 2016, Vol 3, Issue 2
Abstract
This article examines the role of the Belgorod Province in the evacuation and internment of enemy POWs during the Russian-Turkish War of 1768–74. The author quantifies the number of the POWs, indicates their quartering sites and placement difficulties; examines financial, material, and other questions regarding their provision, and explores their daily lived experience. He concludes that the Belgorod Province authorities made a significant contribution to the improvement of both the process and legislative framework for the naturalization of former Turkish prisoners in Russia.
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Vitalii V. Poznakhirev
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- EP ID EP236402
- DOI 10.18413/2312-3044-2016-3-2-106-113
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