Conflicts in Albania and Around It in the Perception of Russian Periodicals from August 1913 to July 1914

The article examines the perception by Russian press of military operations in the Balkans in the interval between the end of the Second Balkan War and the beginning of the First World War. In the paper there are examined, for the first time, the reaction of Russian newspapers and travelers to the Albanian crisis of 1913-1914 and military operations in the region, to the internecine war and uprisings within Albania. On the example of weekly newspapers "Slavyanskie Izvestia", "Ogonek" and "Dym Otechestva", the monthly magazines "Vestnik Evropy", "Russkoe Bogatstvo" and "Russkaya Mysl'", the change in assessments and forecasts for the future of Albanian statehood. Attention is paid to the perception in Russia of the Greek-Albanian (Epirotic) and Greek-Turkish (Aegean) border conflicts as well as the Macedonian one during this time. The growing awareness of Russian public about Albania and Albanians and the preparedness of the Balkan peoples for the escalation of the conflict with Austria-Hungary, Germany and Turkey are demonstrated.

Albanian question, Macedonian question, Balkan wars, World War I, Russian public opinion, Essad Pasha Toptani, Slavyanskie Izvestia, Dym Otechestva, Vestnik Evropy, Russkaya Mysl', Russkoye Bogatstvo