War Correspondents, Illustrators And Spies In The Russo-turkish War

Abstract

The Russo-Turkish War (1877-1878), Romania's War of Independence, had the characteristics of a complex confrontation, with many battles in different areas, involving numerous armies, using the best weaponry available at that time. At the same time, the conflagration was also a complex diplomatic effort, both the great powers and the countries involved or nearby trying to influence the fate of the war, in order to obtain advantages at its end, as it was obvious that the geography of Central and Eastern Europe would change radically. At the same time, the confrontation would benefit from complex journalistic coverage, the first of its kind in history. Bucharest would become a logistical center of war, but also of media support. The reports from the front were made under difficult conditions, but war correspondents and illustrators did their job and provided concrete information, but also informed opinions for a highly interested public.