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Shattering Empires: The Clash and Collapse of the Ottoman and Russian Empires, 1908-18

Michael Reynolds

"The fall of the Ottoman and Russian empires were watershed events in modern history. The unraveling of these empires was both cause and consequence of World War I and resulted in the deaths of millions. It irrevocably changed the landscape of the Middle East and Eurasia and reverberates to this day in conflicts throughout the Caucasus and Middle East. Shattering Empires draws on extensive research in the Ottoman and Russian archives to tell the story of the rivalry and collapse of two great empires. Overturning accounts that portray their clash as one of conflicting nationalisms, this pioneering study argues that geopolitical competition and the emergence of a new global interstate order provide the key to understanding the course of history in the Ottoman-Russian borderlands in the twentieth century.

HistoryWorld History · medium confidenceWorld History81 signalsLlm Classifier: World History -> World HistoryAward Category: American History -> American HistoryKeyword Classifier: American History -> American HistoryWorld War IWar & Military StrategyMiddle East & North AfricaRegional & Local History

Award History

1 wins · 1 total

AwardYearResultCategory / Notes
American Historical Association Book Prizes: AHA Prize in European International History2011WinnerOfficial source
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  1. 01 Central figures

    None extracted with sufficient confidence.

  2. 02 Central places

    None extracted with sufficient confidence.

    These suggestions did not meet the normal display threshold and are more likely to be wrong.

    • Ottoman and Russian empires36%
    • Middle East35%
    • Caucasus35%

  3. 03 Suggested argument

    The rivalry and collapse of the Ottoman and Russian empires in their borderlands are best explained by geopolitical competition and the emergence of a new global interstate order, rather than conflicting nationalisms.

    Model confidence 80%

  4. 04 Reading orientation

    65 / 100 academic

    Academic

    An estimate of intended readership and scholarly apparatus—not quality or importance.

Confidence percentages are the model's own estimates. Profile confidence: 72%.