Treaty of San Stefano

Treaty of San Stefano , 1878, peace treaty between Russia and the Ottoman Empire, at the conclusion of the last of the Russo-Turkish Wars ; it was signed at San Stefano (now Yeşilköy), a village W of Istanbul, Turkey. The Ottomans ceded to Russia parts of Armenia and the Dobruja ; agreed to pay a very large indemnity; recognized the independence of Romania, Serbia, and Montenegro; and increased the territories of Serbia and Montenegro. Bulgaria was made an autonomous principality and was immensely enlarged, and the Ottoman Empire promised reforms for Bosnia and Herzegovina. Because the treaty modified the Treaty of Paris of 1856 (see Paris, Congress of ) and greatly increased Russian influence in SE Europe, the other great powers obtained its revision at an international conference (see Berlin, Congress of ).

jingoism A mood of inflated patriotism. The term originated in 1878, when Russian successes in a war against the OTTOMAN EMPIRE had created at the Treaty of San Stefano a Bulgaria that Britain regarded as a threat to its Eastern interests; a popular music-hall song of the time began with the lines: “We don't want to fight, but by Jingo if we do; We've got the ships, we've got the men, we've got the money too!” Strong anti-Russian feeling developed in Britain, where DISRAELI called up reserves for army service and war-fever gripped the country.