The Iasi world and its significance for Russia

There were not so many events in the history of our country that completely changed its geopolitical position and legitimized the accession of territories of great economic importance. One of these events was the Jassy Peace with Turkey, concluded on December 29, 1791. But let's start in order.

A bit of prehistory

From the very beginning of the existence of the Russian state, it was forced to defend itself from troubled neighbors. From the north and the west, territorial claims were made by Swedes or Teutons. From the south, the Crimean Tatars and their allies were constantly disturbed by constant raids. And if the northern problem was resolved with the conclusion of the Nystad Peace Treaty in 1721, the southern issue was on the agenda for another seventy years. No, attempts to conquer the Northern Black Sea coast were made earlier, the beginning was also laid by the Crimean campaigns of Sophia Alekseyevna, which ended in failure. A limited success can be considered the capture of Azov by Peter I, which meant the creation of a springboard on the south. However, Azov had to leave soon. The fighting broke out with renewed vigor in 1736, under Anna Ioannovna, then the Russian armies under the leadership of General-Field Marshal Minich and Lassi took turns occupying the Crimea, and then they left it. And only under Catherine II, in 1771, Prince Dolgorukov finally separated the Crimea from Turkey, making it independent ...

War of 1787-1791 years

The independence of the Crimea did not suit the Ottoman Empire, and it constantly made attempts to regain its power over the peninsula. The state of incessant tension lasted more than fifteen years, and in 1787 a full-scale war broke out, the result of which was the Iasi Peace of 1791. The fighting unfolded throughout the Northern Black Sea and the lower reaches of the Danube. Russian troops under the leadership of AV Suvorov captured a number of Ottoman fortresses, some of which had previously been considered impregnable. In December 1788, Ochakov fell under the blows of the troops of Suvorov and Potemkin. During the storming of the fortress, a Russian squadron distinguished itself under the command of Prince Nassau-Siegen, who defeated the Turkish fleet. In 1789, Bendery, Haji-bey (present-day Odessa) and Ackerman fell. In addition, Suvorov on the Rymnik River defeated the superior forces of the Sultan, for which he was awarded the title of Prince Rymnik. In 1890 Kili, Isakcha and Tulcha fell, and in December Ishmael was considered to be impregnable. During the storming of the fortress, the future great general Golenishchev-Kutuzov distinguished himself. The following year, Machin won a decisive victory, and the Turks requested negotiations. Their result was the Yassky Peace Treaty, concluded in December 1791. Thus, the Great Port completely acknowledged its defeat.

The Jassy World: the main provisions of the document

Negotiations with the Turkish vizier Yusuf Pasha, which marked the end of the war, began in October 1791. The head of the Russian delegation was first the Prince GA Potemkin-Tavrichesky, and after his death, on October 16, Count A. A. Bezborodko took the post. Soon was concluded the Iasi Peace, named after the city of Iasi, where the negotiations were held. According to their results, Russia received the entire Northern Black Sea coast along with the Crimea, as well as the interfluve of the Southern Bug and the Dniester. In addition, Georgia was recognized as being in the zone of influence of Russia. The Iasi world secured the access to the Black Sea and gave an impetus to the development of coastal cities: Kherson, Nikolaev, contributed to the founding of Odessa.

Economic consequences of the peace treaty

The conclusion of the Jass Treaty of Peace enshrined the sovereignty of Russia over the northern Black Sea coast and permanently secured it from the south. Although in the Caucasus and in the Crimea it was still unsettled, uprisings broke out, and even the most real wars were fought, this could no longer tear these lands from the Russian Empire. Economic expansion began in the Taurian steppes and the Crimea. Commercial ports, shipbuilding yards were built, agriculture developed, cities grew. This increasingly tied Novorossia to the Empire. And now the population of these places refers to the Russian world.