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World War I Book Recommendation
- For a comprehensive World War I account, try "A World Undone" by G. J. Meyer.
- It offers 27 hours of detailed information on the war.
The Eastern Question and Russian Ambitions
- The "Eastern Question" revolved around the Ottoman Empire's collapse and potential power shifts.
- Russia aimed to control the Black Sea, seize Turkish straits, and restore Constantinople to Orthodox Christians.
Russian Influence and Balkan Nationalism
- Russia's influence in the Balkans aimed to protect its southern flank and support Orthodox Christians.
- This combined with rising Balkan nationalism inspired by Italian and German unification.