The expansionist policy pursued by the colonial powers, especially Britain and France, with the aim of acquiring new markets and sources of raw materials, transit routes and important strategic points led to the transformation of the Caucasus problem into one of the main elements of the Eastern policy of these states in the 1820-30s. It became evident that the events in the North-Western Caucasus were closely linked to the development of the Eastern crisis. Tsarist Russia, which was entering the stage of industrial restructuring, was also in need of expanding its markets and strategic bases. This naturally made it a party to the resolution of the Eastern question in its favor. This article examines the diplomatic struggle between the great powers for the Northwest Caucasus in the first half of the 19th century.
The expansionist policy pursued by the colonial powers, especially Britain and France, with the aim of acquiring new markets and sources of raw materials, transit routes and important strategic points led to the transformation of the Caucasus problem into one of the main elements of the Eastern policy of these states in the 1820-30s. It became evident that the events in the North-Western Caucasus were closely linked to the development of the Eastern crisis. Tsarist Russia, which was entering the stage of industrial restructuring, was also in need of expanding its markets and strategic bases. This naturally made it a party to the resolution of the Eastern question in its favor. This article examines the diplomatic struggle between the great powers for the Northwest Caucasus in the first half of the 19th century.
Sömürgeci devletlerin, özellikle İngiltere ve Fransa’nın yeni pazarlara ve hammadde kaynaklarına, transit yollara, önemli stratejik noktalara sahip olma amacıyla izlediği yayılmacılık politikası, Kafkasya probleminin 1820-30’lu yıllarda bu devletlerin Doğu politikasının temel unsurlarından birine dönüşmesine yol açtı. Kuzeybatı Kafkasya’daki olayların Doğu krizinin gelişmesiyle sıkı sıkıya bağlantılı olduğu gerçeği açıkça görülür oldu. Endüstriyel yapılanma aşamasına giren Çarlık Rusyası, aynı şekilde pazarlarını genişletmeye ve stratejik üslere ihtiyaç duyuyordu. Bu da doğal olarak Doğu sorununun lehine çözümlenmesi konusunda onu taraf yapıyordu. Bu makalede 19. yüzyılın ilk yarısında Kuzeybatı Kafkasya için büyük devletler arasında yaşanan diplomatik mücadele ele alınıyor.