Russo-Turkish War and Pan-Slavism (1877–1878)
The use of the inhabitants of the Ukrainian governorates in yet another geopolitical war in the Balkans. Imperial expansion was justified by religion and the ideology of Pan-Slavism – Dostoevsky formulated it as a mission: the Slavs "for a long time… will be unable to recognize Russia's selflessness and her great, holy raising, unheard of in the world, of the banner of the greatest idea"[1].
Actors
| ID | Name | Procedures |
|---|---|---|
| G0009 | Russian Empire | 2 |
Instruments Applied
| ID | Name | Procedures |
|---|---|---|
| S0008 | Government | 1 |
| S0010 | Regular Army | 1 |
Procedures Carried Out
The ideological justification of a war of conquest by religion and Pan-Slavism: per Dostoevsky, "by Russia's insistence and blood the Slavs have already been liberated… the Turkish empire no longer exists and… the Balkan peninsula is free and lives a new life"[1] – the war was given the status of a sacred mission of liberating co-religionists.
The mobilization of the inhabitants of the colonized Ukrainian governorates into the imperial army for the war in the Balkans – under the universal military conscription in force in the Ukrainian lands since the liquidation of the autonomy[2].