xii, 466 pages, [8] leaves of plates : illustrations ; 24 cm
Bibliography
Bibliography: pages 439-449.
Note
Includes index.
Contents
pt. 1. The background: Russian opinion and the war with Turkey ; Franco-Russian relations, 1879-1880 ; New tsar--new alliance ; A bit about personalities -- pt. 2. The Bulgarian "Gâchis": Complications in Bulgaria ; The unification of Bulgaria ; The aftermath of unification ; The estrangement of 1886 ; Katkov's attack ; The end of Battenberg ; The break repaired -- pt. 3. The Reinsurance Treaty : Giers vs. Katkov: France in the spectrum of Russian finance ; Bismarck's anxieties ; The Tsar's crisis of decision ; France and the Russo-German crisis ; Russian winter, 1887 ; The crisis survived -- pt. 4. The demise of the Bismarckian system: The aftermath of the Reinsurance Treaty ; The Ferdinand documents ; The deteriorating three-emperor relationship ; Financial and military stirrings ; 1889 : the Russian break with Germany -- Conclusions.