01:510:381 Lecture Notes - Lecture 13: Kosovo Maiden, Serbian Language, Mark Mazower
28 Mar 2017
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Beginning of ottoman decline: global balance of power began to shift . Russia and the ottomans fought a series of wars (russia becoming powerful/active) Catherine the great of russia (empress) governing believed herself to be destined by history/god to lead. Wanted to: expand militarily and economically (hard-nosed, as the head of russian orthodox church she could be a leader for christians around europe, had destiny to protect orthodox christians in the. Note: russia has strategic interest in constantinople to control the straits = russia doesn"t have a lot of ports open year round to trade with rest of europe (northern ports freeze in the winter) + protect orthodox. Christians in the balkans = conflict with ottomans. Global economy - changing in the 17th century: Land trade network is replaced by maritime trade area around land constantinople declines in importance/power/wealth. Ottoman empire no longer major player it was before:
