Wartime Crisis? The Crimean War (1853–1856) – the Different War

Ivan Roussev ()

Proceedings of the Centre for Economic History Research, 2019, vol. 4, 52-65

Abstract: Wars have been among the greatest disasters for modern and contemporary human society as they cause significant economic, political, demographic, and moral crises. This is generally true regarding the wars that the Bulgarian nation has been involved in during the last few centuries of its existence. One of them, however, may be considered a partial exception to the rule: the Crimean War (1853-1856). Albeit equally accompanied by calamities and damages, by human death and insecurity, the Crimean War exerted a stimulating influence on Bulgarian economy and gave impetus to the process of modernization in Bulgarian society. The present paper is an attempt to outline the actual influence of the Crimean War on Bulgarian economic and social development in the mid-nineteenth century. The study is based on archival evidence from Archives diplomatiques du Ministere des Affaires Etrageres de France and the Bulgarian periodical press of the 1850s.

Keywords: Crimean war; crises; Bulgarian economy; Bulgarian National Revival Period (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: A13 E3 N13 N43 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2019
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