Russians, Bulgarians, and Turks in the crucible of the RussianTurkish war of 1877–1878

Abstract

Study of published memoirs of Russian officers, participants in the RussianTurkish war of 1877–1878, and official documents makes it clear that the relationship between Russians and Bulgarians during the war was not unambiguously positive, as was described in Marxist historiography. This work presents some observations and scenes from the complex palette of relationships between Russians, Bulgarians, and Turks.