CONTENTS

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter I
2. PREFACE IX
3. CONTENTS XIII
4. ABBREVIATIONS USED IN FOOTNOTES XV
5. I. Introduction: Russia's Near Eastern Policy 1
6. II. Autocratic Russia Sponsors a Constitutional Regime in Bulgaria 31
7. III. The Russo-Bulgarian Controversy over the Railroads and the Constitution 64
8. IV. Tsar Alexander I I I Supports Bulgarian Conservatism 91
9. V. The Rule of General Sobolev and General Kaulbars 116
10. VI. Russia against the Prince 138
11. VII. Austria and Russia in Serbian Politics 162
12. VIII. The Growth of King Milan's Russophobia 183
13. IX. The Triumph of Bulgarian Nationalism 205
14. X. The Collapse of Russia's Bulgarian Policy 237
15. XI. Conclusion 275
16. Selected Bibliography 287
17. Index 297