One of the main legacies of the Crimean War is a military one for the British. The highest military award, the Victoria Cross was first awarded in the Crimean War as a way of awarding men for their valour in … Read more
The image above, by Roger Fenton is one of the very first photographs of war. It’s existence, as well as its authenticity, raise several important points associated with the Crimean War and the media news and public opinion surrounding it. … Read more
Following in the illustrious footsteps of Oskar and Nurlan, I have also decided to analyze a non-English website’s description of the Crimean War. More closely adhering to the footsteps of Nurlan, I also am looking at a Russian language website. … Read more
Wojna krymska 1853–1856. Rosyjska ekspansja zatrzymana przez państwa sprzymierzone This Polish article about the Crimean War, which was published in 2014 in a popular history-website, sees the cause and origin in the “aggressive Russian Empire, which dreamed about conquering … Read more
This article by Infoplease briefly covers the history of the Crimean War and its long-term effects. Aside from listing the different participants of the war (Russia vs. Ottoman Empire, Great Britain, France, and Sardinia ), the article begins by describing … Read more
While numerous online resources offer different historical interpretations of the Crimean War (1853-1856), for this exercise, I decided to check the depiction of the conflict at the most popular encyclopedia in the world, Wikipedia. Specifically, I looked at a … Read more
According to the New World Encyclopaedia the Crimean War was fought by Imperial Russia against the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, the Second French Empire and the Kingdom of Sardinia. This source attributes the causes of the war … Read more
The pre-emptive strike This entry by the New World Encyclopedia discusses the history of the Crimean War, its major events, and the characteristics of the fighting. It begins by describing the British perspective of the war as a pre-emptive war … Read more
To learn about the Crimean War I turned to a short informational video, made to be accessible and easily understandable to a wide variety of people, not just Russian or military historians. The creator of this video designed it so … Read more
https://www.nam.ac.uk/explore/florence-nightingale-lady-lamp The United Kingdom’s National Army Museum has a fantastic website featuring numerous paintings, documents, military awards, and other materials about the Crimean War. There is a main page on the Crimean War that really should be posted on by … Read more
