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Κυριακή 13 Σεπτεμβρίου 2020

Why was Russia interested in the Balkans?

 

Russia showed a consistent interest in the Balkans starting from the acquisition of Malorossia

during the reign of Ekaterina the Great (XVIII century).

What might Russia have looked like had it successfully taken and held Constantinople / Tsargrad? What would the Russian control of the shores of the Black sea have looked like?

 


Short answer:

No way to know. But if we project some trends in Russia’s past history, Istanbul as our imperial city had a strong chance to become the “second capital” of the Russian civilization