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The Treaty of Küçük Kaynarca: Russia's First Step to Empire
In 1774, the Ottoman Empire signed a treaty that quietly dismantled its grip on the Black Sea and set the stage for centuries of Russian expansion. This episode explores the Treaty of Küçük Kaynarca, negotiated in the wake of the Russo-Turkish War, where Catherine the Great’s diplomats extracted unprecedented concessions from a weakened Sublime Porte. We trace how this agreement granted Russia the right to intervene in Ottoman internal affairs under the guise of protecting Orthodox Christians, a legal loophole that would justify future invasions. The conversation details the specific…
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