Jovan Ristic and Russia, 1868-1880 part II.

From: East European Quarterly | Date: March 22, 2004| Author: MacKenzie, David | Copyright information

The Russo-Turkish and Second Serbo-Turkish Wars

Just before Russia declared war on Turkey, Ristic on April 11/23, 1877 decided to send an envoy to the Tsar so as to remain in close touch with Russia and ascertain its intentions towards Serbia. He was instructed to state Serbia's readiness to enter the Russo-Turkish War and to explain that Serbia needed two to three million rubles to complete military preparations and one million per month during the war to support its ar...

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