Russian Black Sea Coast

Russian Black Sea Coast (Russian: Черноморское побережье России) also rarely Circassian coast (Adyghe: Адыгэ хы аушу, Adyge xy aušu; Russian: Черкесское побережье, Čerkesskoe poberž′e) was the coast of historical Circassia on the Black Sea before 1864, extending from Anapa in the north to Adler in the south, and including cities like Tuapse and Sochi.

The Circassian Coast

The coastline was ceded to Russia in 1829 as a result of the Caucasian War and the Russo-Turkish War, However, in 1828 the Circassians did not admit Russian control over Circassia because Circassia was not considered a part of the Ottoman Empire, instead claiming the Circassians were the real owners of Circassia. Thus, they kept resisting the newly established Russian outposts along the Coast and the inner lands in the Russian–Circassian War.[1][2]

Provision of weapons and ammunition from abroad to the Circassians caused a diplomatic conflict between the Russian Empire and Great Britain in 1836, which is referred to as the Mission of the Vixen.[3]

References
  1. Exposition of the Historical Museum of Sochi, partly reflected in Russian in История Сочи Archived 2010-10-11 at the Wayback Machine (History of Sochi) at the official site of the city
  2. Sochi – from ancient sites to 2014 Olympics, information from the Historical Museum of Sochi
  3. Peter Hopkirk The great game: On Secret Service in High Asia, Chapter 12 “The Greatest Fortress in the World”, pp 158-159, Oxford University Press, 2001 ISBN 0-19-280232-1

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