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What if an 1875 Bismarck-Gorchakov pact clears Germany to move west and Russia to move south?
The difference would be that in OTL Russia first obtained Austria's permission for the Balkan War. E.g. promising not to set up a major Slavic state (a promise it reneged upon). I am not sure of the dates, but here the Russo-Ottoman war could predate the nihil obstat from Vienna. If Russia went...- Word Count: 210
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What if an 1875 Bismarck-Gorchakov pact clears Germany to move west and Russia to move south?
I am not sure if the Austro-Hngarians just sit on the sidelines. With the Russian army being rank it is no blitzkrieg in the Balkans and Caucasus and A-H can come to the Ottoman's aid and upset the cart of the OP :) Add British intervention and money here ... I read somewhere that after the 1870...- Word Count: 190
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