How the rivalry between Russians and Turks shaped the world

On this day in 1853, the Ottoman Empire declared war on Russia. The Crimean War wouldn't end until 1856. #OnThisDay pic.twitter.com/Xbn1wvAmhg — The Moscow Times (@MoscowTimes) October 4, 2015 A gunman shot Andrey Karlov, Russia's ambassador to Turkey, at a photo exhibition in Ankara on Monday. Karlov's condition was not immediately known. Initial Turkish media reports […]

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