title: Passage of the Black Sea Volunteer Fleet Through the Turkish Straits During the Russo-Japanese War (1904)
abstract: The regime of the Turkish Straits being internationally secured with the London Straits Treaty signed in 1841failed to satisfy Russia that also wanted warships belonging to Black Sea riparian states to have the right of passage through the Straits. Russians tried to change this regime, however, the 1856 Paris and 1878 Berlin Treaties revealed that this status quo was to be preserved. In the meantime, the Russians that planned to take advantage of the changes in the world balance, realized that o
journal: ASIA MINOR STUDIES