Russian Ottoman Wars
Recap & Intro
First conflict 1568-70
18th century: Russian expansionism and Ottoman decline
19th century: France and Britain take an interest. The Crimean War
Aftermath of Crimean War for Russians and Ottomans
Russo-Turkish War 1877-78
First Armenian massacres in 1890s
Inexorably towards 1914 and Fall of both Russian and Ottoman Empires (more next week)
Some new references
War in European History Michael Howard
Turkey Richard Stoneman
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