Russia's Balkan Entanglements, 1806-1914

by Barbara Jelavich

Book Overview

In the century between 1806 and 1914 tsarist Russia was drawn into five wars due to its deep involvement, based on treaty rights and established traditions, in Balkan affairs. This book examines the reason for the Russian involvement in the Balkan peninsula and attempts to explain at least partially the connection that drew the Russian government into entanglements that were not only dangerous to its great power interests, but that were difficult...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0521522501
• ISBN13: 9780521522502
• Release Date: March 2004
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 308 Pages
• Weight: 1.06 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.2" x 8.9"