Russian consulates in Dalmatia in the context of political processes by South Slavs in Austria-Hungary and on the Habsburg-Ottoman border in the 1870s

Abstract

The article studies the functions of Russian consulates in Dalmatia in 1870s and how they evaluated political processes in South Slavic communities in Austria-Hungary and Ottoman empire. The focus is on the activities of Russian consuls in Fiume and Ragusa and on their relations with the Austrian and Hungarian authorities, as well as the place the consulates had in the network of Russian diplomatic missions in the Balkan region.