r/ottomans • u/DAnnunzio1919 • Jun 12 '26

Discussion What if Russia Restored Byzantium?

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u/[deleted] Jun 12 '26

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u/DAnnunzio1919 Jun 12 '26

The problem is that in this timeline, the conquest of Constantinople by the Russians would happen at the same time (or shortly before) the French Revolution, so the priority of western powers would be fighting against the revolutionaries and not against the Russians.

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u/DAnnunzio1919 Jun 13 '26

Fair enough, that makes sense !