Transport And Energy Communications
In Caucasus and Black Sea
By Todor Kondakov, Ph.D. - 10/25/2005
(Global Politician)

It is a well-known fact that during the course of two centuries, Russia has been putting a lot of effort in enforcing its positions in the Black Sea and Caucasus regions, as well as in Central Asia. As a result of the series of wars between Russia and Turkey, the Caucasian war and the Turkistan marches, which ended with the inclusion of Khiva and Bukhara into the empire, this task seemed accomplished. Key element in the Russian domination in the above regions has always been the control over strategic communications between Europe and Asia.Test

The Caucasian war (during which Chechnya and Dagestan were included into Russia) was also related to Moscow endeavors to achieve sufficiently reliable communications in Georgia, which is the central link in the South-Caucasian corridor. As regards the economic, political and military integration of the Caucasian region into the Russian empire, it is obvious that the only existing route along the North - South axis (the so called Georgian Military Highway) is not sufficient.

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