Russian-Turkish war

In article memoirs of general A.I. Kosicha of the chief of a staff of 12th army case entering into Rushchuksky group are considered. Sights of the memoirist at the reasons and a course of RussianTurkish war understand 1877–1878 shortcomings of Russian army and as the description of mobilisation expansion, the economic maintenance of group is given are exposed. As parallels in history between Russia and Balkan States are spent.

The article discusses the views of the Russia’s ruling elite representatives on the Balkans’ crisis in the 70s of the 19^th century. Foreign policy plans and ideas on the eve of the Russian-Turkish war of 1877-1878 are analyzed. The impact of critical public sentiment on their subsequent evolution is shown.

This article analyzes the publication of the newspaper "Saratov data sheet" during the Russian-Turkish war of 1877-1878. The author comes to a conclusion about the specifics reflect events in the regional press. The ideas of the Saratov society on the causes of the national liberation movement in the Balkans and Russia's war with the Ottoman Empire