Russians storm Kars

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Litencyc Editors (Independent Scholar - Europe)
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  • The Literary Encyclopedia. Volume 2.1.1.01: Turkish Writing and Culture: Ottoman Period, 1453-1922.

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Russian forces storm the city of Kars, in north-east Turkey. It had been besieged and won by the Russians before, in 1828, and this time it is taken over as part of Russia, becoming the capital of the province of Kars Oblast.

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Citation: Editors, Litencyc. "Russians storm Kars". The Literary Encyclopedia. First published 30 December 2011 [https://www.litencyc.com/php/stopics.php?rec=true&UID=18743, accessed 06 May 2024.]

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