%0 Journal Article %T Polityka Imperium Rosyjskiego wobec państw, narodów bałkańskich 1826–1914 %A Kłaczyński, Robert %J Studia Środkowoeuropejskie i Bałkanistyczne %V 2017 %R 10.4467/2543733XSSB.17.024.8322 %N Tom XXVI %P 69-81 %K Imperium Rosyjskie, państwa bałkańskie, ekspansja militarna, ekspansja polityczna %@ 2451-4993 %D 2018 %U https://ejournals.eu/czasopismo/ssb/artykul/polityka-imperium-rosyjskiego-wobec-panstw-narodow-balkanskich-1826-1914 %X The politics of Russian Empire towards Balkan states and nations 1830–1914, summarizes the most important problems of Russian political, military and economic expansion at the Balkan Peninsula in the mentioned period. The author attempts to define Russia’s role in the nation and state creation processes in the Balkan Peninsula. The historical significance of Russia in ending Ottoman domination in Southern Europe is also underlined. Finally, the presentation focuses on the analogy between the politics of tsarist Russia towards the Balkans, and the politics of the contemporary Russian Federation towards this area.