The Russian Aid to Byzantium during the Turkish Siege of Constantinople, 1394–1402

After securing their first fortress on European soil in 1352, the Ottomans rapidly expanded throughout the Eastern Balkans. Due to the unfavourable internal situation, the Christian Balkan states did not possess a sufficient force to defend themselves, and the Byzantine Emperor Manuel II Palaiolo...

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Main Author: Jan Brandejs
Format: Article
Language:deu
Published: Univerzita Karlova, Filozofická fakulta 2015-06-01
Series:Prague Papers on the History of International Relations
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Online Access:https://praguepapers.ff.cuni.cz/wp-content/uploads/sites/16/2015/11/Jan_Brandejs_7-16.pdf