Russian Bessarabia 1812-1856

The Russo-Turkish peace treaty of 1812 incorporated the area between the Prut and Dniester, now termed “Bessarabia”, into the Czarist Empire for the first time.
The Russo-Turkish peace treaty of 1812 incorporated the area between the Prut and Dniester, now termed “Bessarabia”, into the Czarist Empire for the first time.