3 March 1878Treaty of San StefanoAlexander II
The Treaty of San Stefano ends the war and creates a large autonomous Bulgaria while recognising the independence of Serbia, Montenegro, and Romania.
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The Treaty of San Stefano ends the war and creates a large autonomous Bulgaria while recognising the independence of Serbia, Montenegro, and Romania.
Through the Treaty of San Stefano, the Russians, led by Chancellor Alexander Gorchakov, creating the Bulgarian autonomous principality under Ottoman Empires nominal rule
Negotiates the Treaty of San Stefano creating independent states of Bulgaria & Serbia
Serves as a Russian plenipotentiary at the Congress of Berlin.
Leads the Russian delegation seeking to preserve as much as possible of the San Stefano settlement.
Negotiates directly with Salisbury to narrow British and Russian differences over the San Stefano settlement.
Signs the supplementary agreement with Salisbury on the commission that will delimit the Alashkerd frontier.
Defends Russian territorial gains in the Caucasus while accepting the return of Bayazid and Alashkerd to Turkey.
Secures recognition of Russian possession of Batum under the Asian territorial settlement.
Accepts a treaty declaration that Batum is intended to become an essentially commercial free port.
Receives southern Bessarabia from Romania under the territorial provisions of the Treaty of Berlin.
Helps prevent an Anglo-Russian confrontation by converting earlier bilateral compromises into the congress settlement.
Helps negotiate Russian acceptance of a smaller Bulgaria north of the Balkan Mountains.
Accepts the reduction of the large Bulgaria established at San Stefano in return for international recognition of other Russian gains.
Retains Kars, Ardahan and Batum as major Russian gains from the war with the Ottoman Empire.
Secures international recognition of Russian possession of Kars and Ardahan in the Caucasus.
Accepts a much smaller Bulgarian principality than Russia had obtained under the Treaty of San Stefano.
Accepts restoration of Bayazid and the Alashkerd valley to the Ottoman Empire.
Accepts the settlement restoring southern Bessarabia from Romania to Russia.
Adds his seal to the final settlement as a Russian plenipotentiary based at the German imperial court.
Signs the Treaty of Berlin for the Russian Empire.
Signs the final Berlin settlement as one of Russia's three plenipotentiaries.
Russia retains Batum and Ardahan as territorial gains confirmed by the Congress of Berlin.
The Jury refuse to convict because of Trepovs repressive measures. Shot by Vera Zasulich
Assassinates Trepov the Chief of Saint Petersburg Police
His son Michael Alexandrovich is born and later becomes a prominent member of the imperial family.
Russian forces occupy Adrianople as the Ottoman army retreats toward Constantinople.
Accepts a revised Balkan settlement after the European powers reduce many Russian gains from San Stefano.
Views the diplomatic reduction of Russian gains after the Russo-Turkish War with deep dissatisfaction.
Death of Fyodor Fyodorovich Trepov, assasinated
Builds experience in railway administration and traffic management.
Russia recovers southern Bessarabia under the settlement reached at the Congress of Berlin.
The Jury refuse to convict Zasulich because of Trepovs repressive measures
The Jury refuse to convict Zasulich because of Trepovs repressive measures
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