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
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