Rethinking Russian pan-Slavism in the Ottoman Balkans

N.P. Ignatiev and the Slavic Benevolent Committee (1856–77)

Bibliographic Data

ID10281912
AuthorsAslı YİĞİT GÜLSEVEN (0000-0002-9325-2965, History Department, Bilkent University, Ankara, Turkey, corresponding author)
Year2016
Volume53
Issue3
Pages332-348
Publication date2016-10-26
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueMiddle Eastern Studies (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0026-3206 • E-ISSN: 1743-7881
PublisherTaylor & Francis (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/00263206.2016.1243532
OpenAlexW2543989840
LanguageEN
Citations received3
References cited9

In the mid-nineteenth century pan-Slavic ideology was evident at two levels: at the personal level in N.P. Ignatiev's diplomacy, and at the institutional level in the Slavic Benevolent Committee's activities. Both served to spread Russian influence among the Slavic Orthodox subjects of the Ottoman Sultan. The Russian Archives contain a wealth of material related to the Slavic Benevolent Committee and Ambassador N.P. Ignatiev's activities concerning Russia's Balkan policy. The memoirs of the Russian and Ottoman bureaucratic elites also offer great detail on the subject. Relying upon these archival sources and memoirs, this article aims to discuss the transformation of pan-Slavic ideology from a cultural organization into a Russian political asset, with special attention to N.P. Ignatiev and the Slavic Benevolent Committee

Ancient history · Political science · Slavic languages · Classics · Historical Geopolitical and Social Dynamics · History · Soviet and Russian History

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