Russians on Bosphorus

Black Sea Straits Bosphorus and Dardanelles with antiquity were considered the most important strategic arteries. For the Russian Empire, the establishment of control over these straits has always remained a task of paramount importance. Therefore, military conflicts in Russian-Turkish relations have always been abuse. However, to establish the priority of Russia in this region was only the emperor Nicholas I. and not the war, but a bloodless diplomatic victory. And brilliant, without a single loss and with the conviction of his opponent, that Russians, a terrible enemy on the field of Brahi, is the best friend in the days of the world. The direct participant of these events, Lieutenant-General Nikolai Nikolayevich Muravyev (1794-1866), twice, twice in the Turk, twice, for which he received an honorable prefix to the last name - Karsky. Muravyev-Karsian was one of the most educated generals of his time, knew more than ten foreign languages, was distinguished by the hardness of the nature and independence of views. The outcome of the Bosphoric campaign was a peace treaty between Russia and Turkey, which is rightfully considered to be an outstanding success of domestic diplomacy, which allowed Russia to resolve the security of its Black Sea frontiers and to win a diplomatic victory over the Turks and Europeans, without losing a single soldier. This richly illustrated book is another commendable word of the Russian army, which fell not only on the days of the war, but also to serve the power of the Russian state