The Russo-Turkish War was a conflict between the Ottoman Empire and a coalition led by the Russian Empire which included Bulgaria, Romania, Serbia, and Montenegro. Fought in the Balkans and in the Caucasus, it originated in emerging 19th-century Balkan nationalism. Additional factors included the Russian goals of recovering territorial losses endured during the Crimean War of 1853–1856, re-establishing itself in the Black Sea and supporting the political movement attempting to free Balkan nations from the Ottoman Empire.
Clockwise, from top left: the Action off Măcin, the Battle of Shipka Pass, the Battle of Tashkessen, the Siege of Plevna
The Moni Arkadiou monastery
Ottoman Empire in 1862
Herzegovinian insurgents in 1875
Treaty of Paris (1856)
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The Treaty of Paris of 1856 brought an end to the Crimean War between the Russian Empire and an alliance of the Ottoman Empire, the United Kingdom, the Second French Empire and the Kingdom of Sardinia.
Edouard Louis Dubufe, Congrès de Paris, 1856, Palace of Versailles.
Épinal print of the sovereigns of Europe during the Congress of Paris, 1856
Participants of the Congress of Paris, 1856
Cover of the English version of the Treaty of Paris, 1856