Notes of a Plenipotentiary: Russian Diplomacy and War in the Balkans, 1914–1917 9781501757327
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NOTES
OF
A
PLENIPOTENTIARY
RUSSIAN DIPLOMACY AND WAR IN THE BALKANS, 1914-1917
G. N. Trubetskoi Translated by Elizabeth Saika- Voivod Edited by Borislav Chernev Introduction by Eric Lohr
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Northern Illinois University Press, DeKalb 60115 © 2016 by Northern Illinois University Press
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978-0-87580-726-3 (paper) 978-1-60909-186-6 (ebook) Book design by Shaun Allshouse Cover design by Yuni Dorr Unless otherwise noted, all photos are from the translator's collection. Library of Congress Cataloging-in- Publication Data: Names: Trubetskoi, Grigorii N. (Grigorii Nikolaevich), kniaz: 1873-1930. Title: Notes of a plenipotentiary: Russian diplomacy and war in the Balkans, 1914-1917 I G.N. Trubetskoi; translated by his granddaughter Elizabeth Saika-Voivod; edited by Borislav Chernev; introduction by Eric Lohr. Description: DeKalb, IL: Northern Illinois University Press, 2015.1 Includes bibliographical references and index. Identifiers: LCCN 20150355911 ISBN 9780875807263 (paperback: alkaline paper) I ISBN 9781609091866 (ebook) Subjects: LCSH: Trubetskoii, Grigorii N. (Grigorii Nikolaevich), kniaz: 1873-1930.1 World War, 1914-1918-Diplomatic history. I World War, 1914-1918--Personal narratives, Russian. I Diplomats-Russia-Biography.! Russia-Foreign relations-1894-1917.1 World War, 1914-1918-Balkan Peninsula. I World War, 1914-1918-Turkey. I BISAC: BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY I Personal Memoirs. I HISTORY I Europe I Russia & the Former Soviet Union. I HISTORY I Military I World War I. Classification: LCC D62l.R8 T78 20151 DDC 940.3/224709496-dc23 LC record available at http:/ /lccn.loc.gov/20 15035591
CONTENTS
Introduction by Eric Lohr Translator's Preface Foreword by G. N. Trubetskoi
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DECLARATION OF WAR
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THE BALKAN Q!JESTION
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SERBIA
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THE EPIDEMIC AND THE RUSSIAN RED CROSS
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THE DARDANELLES
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ALLIED PRESSURES ON SERBIA
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RETREAT
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SCUTARI
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THE EXODUS
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CORFU
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EUROPE
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RUSSIA
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CONCLUSION
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Notes
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Bibliography
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Index
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