Bibliography
The bibliography on the history and culture of the Mariupol Greeks is extensive and varied. In creating the bibliography section for our website, we utilized the publications listed below and conducted additional research. We have deliberately retained everything written by or about Mariupol Greeks in our bibliography, even if certain works do not align with the current processes of decommunization and decolonization in our country, as these publications also serve as resources for contemporary historians, political scientists, social anthropologists, and folklorists.
The vast majority of works on the history and culture of the Mariupol Greeks were published in Russian during the 19th and 20th centuries, with the number of publications in Ukrainian gradually increasing only in the 21st century. Our bibliography also includes works published in the Urum and Rumei dialects of the Mariupol Greeks, as well as in English, Modern Greek, German, Polish, Turkish, and other languages. The titles of all publications are provided in their original languages.
The bibliography we compiled is grouped according to specific criteria, which are reflected in the section titles. Some publication titles may appear more than once if they are relevant to multiple categories by chronology or content. We acknowledge that any categorization, aside from alphabetical or chronological, may be debated and is subject to potential reconsideration and change in the future. We hope the sections provided will assist researchers in quickly finding publications, documents, reference works, and other materials related to the history and culture of the Mariupol Greeks, as well as their neighbors in Crimea and the North Azov region.
Scholarly publications (monographs, articles, papers, abstracts, etc.) are divided into two sections: publications on the Crimean period and publications on the Mariupol Greeks in the North Azov region. Considering that the Crimean period in the history of the Mariupol Greeks spans nearly two thousand years, with questions about their possible ancestors and the formation of this community still under discussion, this section is arranged chronologically and alphabetically, covering antiquity through the 20th century. The North Azov period spans only 245+ years, so the bibliography for this section is organized alphabetically.
A separate section in the bibliography consists of collections of articles and papers, which mainly include conference proceedings, biographical and historical-cultural collections, and folklore-literary collections, some in the languages of the Mariupol Greeks. Notably, this section includes collections dedicated to both the Crimean and North Azov periods.
Additionally, a section is devoted to original sources, including archival documents, legal documents, statistical records (censuses), cartographic materials, and musical documents, such as collections of folk audio recordings. In reference publications, we include handbooks, bibliographic indexes, catalogs and guides to museums and exhibitions, catalogs of archival and manuscript collections, guidebooks, albums, and dictionaries.
To conduct comparative-historical and typological studies and reconstruct certain elements of the folk culture of the Mariupol Greeks, it is important to examine the historical and cultural context of other groups of Greeks in the Black Sea region, as well as the neighbors of the Mariupol Greeks in the Northern Azov region and Crimea (publications on these topics are found in various sections). We note that these sections require further development.
Due to Russian aggression in 2014 and 2022 and the temporary occupation of Crimea and areas with a significant population of Mariupol Greeks, we have created a dedicated section for all publications released after 2013 in the Russian Federation and on occupied territories. We believe that contemporary researchers should be aware of the full range of existing literature on the topic, though the decision to cite these works remains with the researcher.
For ease of searching and navigating the bibliography on our website, users can refer to the sections we have highlighted or use the automatic search function. Please note that the bibliography provided on the website is not exhaustive and will require further expansion and refinement, and we encourage the active involvement of researchers and enthusiasts of the Mariupol Greeks in this process.
Happy searching, reading, and creative exploration!
Margaryta Aradzhyoni, Tetiana Liubchenko
Literature:
Араджиони М. А. Греки Крыма и Приазовья: история изучения и историография этнической истории и культуры (80-е гг. XVIII в. – 90-е гг. ХХ в.). Монография. – Симферополь : Издат. дом «Амена», 1999. – 132 с.
Етнічна історія грецької спільноти в Україні : бібліографічний довідник / НАН України, Ін-т історії України; ред. М. Ф. Дмитрієнко. – Київ, 2003. – 288 с.
Калоеров С. А. Греки Приазовья : аннотированный библиографический указатель / Донецкая гос. областная универсальная научная библиотека им. Н.К.Крупской, Приазовский эллинистический центр. – Донецк : Юго-Восток, 1997. – 197 с.
Мариуполь и Призовье: библиографический указатель в 3-х частях / Сост. А. В. Гельвих. – Мариуполь: МГУ, 2014. – Ч. 2 : Аналитико-тематический перечень публикаций. – 88 с.
Україна-Греція: від античності до сучасності. Бібліографічний покажчик. / уклад.: Л. В. Терещенко-Кайдан, О. В. Довгань, Н. О. Якимович, Н. О. Обертій, А. С. Баскакова, Т. С. Кіщак, Л. К. Сідько. – Київ, 2017. – 84 с.