Grigory Potyomkin

Events

1

Episodes

1

Years

1783

Every event in Historedia whose sources name Grigory Potyomkin, with the role they cite and all of that event’s episodes. This is not a biography, and mentions are grouped by name, so two people with the same name can share this page.

Events and episodes

1. Founding of Sevastopol

   1783

   Role: Ordered by Catherine to build the fortress

   1. 1June 1783 · Site of ancient Chersonesus, southwestern CrimeaFoundation of the Akhtiar naval base

      In June 1783 Rear Admiral Thomas MacKenzie founded a naval squadron base named Akhtiar on the site of ruined Chersonesus, shortly before Russia annexed the Crimean Khanate.

Sources

1. Sevastopol Wikipedia, revision of 2026-09-01