03073cam a22003373u 450000100060000000300070000600500170001300600020003000700050003200800410003701000130007804000110009104100170010205000070011910000310012624500440015726400510020130000470025233600260029933700260032533800360035150000310038750801920041852018540061053400530246465300370251765300470255485600720260185600430267399900190271677506UtSlPG20260610134809.0mcr n260607r20251855utu|||||o|||||||||||||| d  a05010940  aUtSlPG 7aen2iso639-1 4aDK1 aSeymour, Henry,d1820-187710aRussia on the Black Sea and Sea of Azof 1aSalt Lake City, UT :bProject Gutenberg,c2025  a1 online resource :bmultiple file formats  atextbtxt2rdacontent  acomputerbc2rdamedia  aonline resourcebcr2rdacarrier  aRelease date is 2025-12-19  aTim Lindell and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/American Libraries.)  a"Russia on the Black Sea and Sea of Azof" by Henry Seymour is a historical and geopolitical travel account written in the mid-19th century. It examines the Crimea, the Sea of Azov, and bordering provinces, combining on-the-ground travel with research to assess geography, peoples, ports, and the naval, military, and commercial resources of southern Russia during the era of the Crimean War.

The opening of the work explains that it is part personal observation and part compilation, based on the author’s visits to the region and on leading studies (notably Dubois de Montpereux, Haxthausen, Tegoborski, and Hommaire de Hell). Seymour outlines his shift from an intended history of the Caucasus to a focused study of the Crimea and Azov shores, argues for free trade on the eastern Black Sea coast, and advocates supporting the independence of the Circassians as a check on Russian expansion. He characterizes Russians as enduring but misdirected by imperial ambition toward Constantinople, urging robust guarantees in any peace. To illustrate Russian methods, he recounts influence operations in Germany and abductions beyond Russia’s borders, and he notes the strategic impact of recent Allied strikes around the Sea of Azov. The narrative then begins a clear, fact-rich survey: the geography and climate of the Crimea; the road network and key towns (Kherson, Nicolaief, Odessa); the history of the Zaporogue Cossacks; and a detailed description of the southern Russian Steppes (black earth, seasons, storms, ravines, tumuli, and wildlife). It proceeds to the isthmus of Perecop—its fortifications and Münnich’s 18th‑century assault—along with coastal hydrography (Karkiníte Gulf, Kilboroun and Otchákow), the Shiváshe lagoon, the Arabat spit, and the approach to Sympherópol. (This is an automatically generated summary.)  pOriginally published:cLondon: John Murray, 1855  aRussia -- Description and travel  aCrimea (Ukraine) -- Description and travel4 uhttps://archive.org/details/russiaonblacksea00seym/page/n7/mode/2up40uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/77506  c118226d118226