Bulgarian Independence by Nikolai Dmitriev-Orenburgsky

With the Russian aid Bulgaria has become independent from the Ottoman Empire, as shown by the paintings of the Russian Nikolai Dmitriev-Orenburgsky (1837-1898).

Com auxílio russo a Bulgária conseguiu tornar-se independente do Império Otomano, como mostram as pinturas do russo Nikolai Dmitriev-Orenburgsky (1837-1898).

Nikolai Dmitriev-Orenburgsky (1837-1898)-'crossing of the Russian army over the Danube at Zimnicea Svischlov June 15, 1877' -oil on canvas-1883    St Petersburg-Military Historical Museum of Artillery, Engineers and Signal Corps

Nikolai Dmitriev-Orenburgsky (1837-1898)-'the artillery battle of Plevna. The battery of siege guns on the Grand Duke Mount'-oil on canvas-1880    St Petersburg-Military Historical Museum of Artillery, Engineers and Signal Corps

Nikolai Dmitriev-Orenburgsky (1837-1898)-'the last battle at Plevna November 28, 1877'-oil on canvas-1889    St Petersburg-Military Historical Museum of Artillery, Enginers and Signal Corps

Nikolai Dmitriev-Orenburgsky (1837-1898)-'bayonet fight of Russian regiments with Turkish infantry on Sistovsky heights on June 14, 1877'-oil on canvas-1881    St Petersburg-Military Historical Museum of Artillery, Engineers and Signal Corps

Nikolai Dmitriev-Orenburgsky (1837-1898)-'the battle at Plevna August 27, 1877'-oil on canvas-1883

Russo-Turkish war (1877-1878) by Dmitriev-Orenburgsky

The Russian troops, commanded by the Grand Duke Nicholas Nicolaevich I, crossed the Danube and attacked the Bulgarian town of Nikopol where the Ottoman army surrendered on July 16, 1877. The Russians went on to Plevna where they fought against the Ottomans on 27 August. The city surrendered after a three-month siege. The painter Nikolai Dmitriev-Orenburgsky (1837-1898) shows some scenes of this war in the Balkans.

A tropa Russa, comandada pelo Grão-duque Nicolau Nicolaevich I, atravessou o Danúbio e atacou a cidade Bulgara de Nikopol onde o exército Otomano se rendeu a 16 de Julho de 1877. Os Russos seguiram para Plevna onde combateram os Otomanos a 27 de Agosto. A cidade rendeu-se após três meses de cerco. O pintor Nikolai Dmitriev-Orenburgsky (1837-1898) mostra algumas cenas destas lutas nos Balkans.

Nikolai Dmitriev-Orenburgsky (1837-1898)-'filling fortress Nikopol July 1877'-oil on canvas-1883   St Petersburg-Central Military Historical Museum of Artillery, Engineers and Signal Corps

Nikolai Dmitriev-Orenburgsky (1837-1898)-'the artillery battle at Plevna. The battey of siege guns on the Gand Duke Mountr'-oil on canvas-1880   St Petersburg-Central Military Historical Museum of Artillery, Engineers and Signal Corps

Nikolai Dmitriev-Orenburgsky (1837-1898)-'the battle at Plevna, August 27, 1877'-oil on canvas-1883  

Nikolai Dmitriev-Orenburgsky (1837-1898)-'the last battle at Plevna (November 28, 1877)'-oil on canvas-1889, St Petersburg-Central Military Historical Museum of Artillery, Engineers and Signal Corps

Nikolai Dmitriev-Orenburgsky (1837-1898)-'capture Grivitskogo redoubt at Plevna'-oil on canvas-1885, St Petersburg-Central Military Historical Museum of Artillery, Engineers and Signal Corps