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May 28, 2024 · This map shows the boundaries and major cities of the Ottoman Empire at the start of the First World War in 1914. Credit Map produced by Geographx with research assistance from Damien Fenton and Caroline Lord.
May 23, 2024 · Russo-Turkish War (1877-1878)-Caused by Turkish problems with Slavic Balkan states. Treaty of San Stefano guaranteed independence from Turkey for Serbia, Montenegro, Rumania and autonomy for Bulgaria.
2 days ago · The Russian threat culminated in the 1768–74 war with Turkey, and the Russians subsequently claimed the right to exercise a protectorate over all the Orthodox Christians of the Ottoman Empire on the basis of their interpretation of the terms of the peace settlement with the Ottoman Empire by the Treaty of Küçük Kaynarca.
16 hours ago · The French invasion of Russia, also known as the Russian campaign ( French: Campagne de Russie) and in Russia as the Patriotic War of 1812 ( Russian: Оте́чественная война́ 1812 го́да, romanized : Otéchestvennaya voyná 1812 góda ), was initiated by Napoleon with the aim of compelling the Russian Empire to comply with ...
This map shows the western boundaries and major cities of the Russian Empire at the time it entered the First World War in 1914. Credit Map produced by Geographx with research assistance from Damien Fenton and Caroline Lord.
Jun 11, 2024 · Dreikaiserbund, an alliance in the latter part of the 19th century of Germany, Austria-Hungary, and Russia, devised by German chancellor Otto von Bismarck. It aimed at neutralizing the rivalry between Germany’s two neighbours by an agreement over their respective spheres of influence in the Balkans.
Jun 13, 2024 · Advancing to the outskirts of Constantinople, the Russians dictated the Treaty of San Stefano, which called for a large independent Bulgaria within the territory of the exarchate of the Bulgarian Orthodox Church, stretching from the Danube River to the Aegean Sea and from the Vardar and Morava valleys to the Black Sea.
