Constantinople and the Straits. The Russian Empire's Struggle for the Capital of Turkey, Possession of the Bosphorus and the Dardanelles in World War I. In 2 Volumes
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Constantinople and the Straits. The Russian Empire's Struggle for the Capital of Turkey, Possession of the Bosphorus and the Dardanelles in World War I. In 2 Volumes
39.99 €
Since the time of Catherine the Great, who dreamed of the revival of Byzantium on its historical lands, the most characteristic feature of Russian foreign policy was the desire to obtain passage through the Straits and complete domination of the Black Sea. During the 19th century, Russian sovereigns repeatedly attempted to revive the "Greek project," but the Straits issue became most acute in 1908-1911 in connection with the Turkish Revolution and the Italo-Turkish war over Tripoli, when passage through the Straits became impossible for both military and merchant ships.
The two volumes of the present edition contain secret documents from the archives of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs on the agreement concluded in 1915 between Russia, France and England on the question of Constantinople and the Straits, as well as secret papers from 1916-1917 concerning the "Bosphorus Expedition Project." Professor E.A. Adamov, the editor and compiler of this edition, precedes the documentary part of the first volume with a detailed historical account of the political situation in Europe during the aggravation of the Balkan crisis and the First World War.
The two volumes of the present edition contain secret documents from the archives of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs on the agreement concluded in 1915 between Russia, France and England on the question of Constantinople and the Straits, as well as secret papers from 1916-1917 concerning the "Bosphorus Expedition Project." Professor E.A. Adamov, the editor and compiler of this edition, precedes the documentary part of the first volume with a detailed historical account of the political situation in Europe during the aggravation of the Balkan crisis and the First World War.
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