Contents

Acknowledgments vii

Part One

Chapter I Introduction 1

Chapter II The Temptation to Resist 21

Chapter III The Struggle for Ukraine 37

Part Two

Chapter IV The Bender Period Begins 53

Chapter V The Crimean Alliance 71

Chapter VI The Ukrainian-Ottoman Alliance 90

Chapter VII The Ottoman Orientation Fails 104

Part Three

Chapter VIII A Period of Transition 120

Chapter IX In the Vortex of Diplomatic Intrigue 140

Chapter X The Denouement 157

Summary 172

Appendices 178

Notes 222

Glossary 257

Abbreviations 259

Selected Bibliography 261

Index 270