Russia's Balkan Entanglements, 1806–1914

Inthecenturybetween1806and1914tsaristRussiawasdrawnintofivewarsduetoitsdeepinvolvement,basedontreatyrightsandestablishedtraditions,inBalkanaffairs.ThisbookexaminesthereasonfortheRussianinvolvementintheBalkanpeninsulaandattemptstoexplainatleastpartiallytheconnectionthatdrewtheRussiangovernmentintoentanglementsthatwerenotonlydangeroustoitsgreatpowerinterests,butwerealsodifficulttocontrol.Thewars,wagedatahighhumanandeconomiccost,limitedtheresourcesthatcouldbespentoninternaldevelopmentandinparticularwhentheyendedindefeat,ledtodomesticunrestandafter1856and1917todrasticinternalchange.