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Sean MacMeekin. <i>[https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0674072332/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=0674072332&linkCode=as2&tag=dailyh0c-20&linkId=e65b2847630f24d9b4d51be909c8ea3c The Russian Origins of the First World War]</i> (2013).

According to the thesis in this work, it was Russian statesmen who unleashed the war through their conscious policy decisions based on imperial ambitions in the Balkans. The Russian Empire had ambitions in the Balkans and especially wanted to conquer the Bosporus in the Ottoman Empire. The Tsar and his ministers saw the assassination of Archduke Ferdinand as an opportunity to achieve their aims. They used their alliance with France and Britain to ensure that Germany would not threaten Russia. However, the Russians only sought a local war in the Balkans and did not want a general war. They tragically miscalculated impact of their decisions.

Anika Mombauer. <i>[https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00H1S0TJG/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=B00H1S0TJG&linkCode=as2&tag=dailyh0c-20&linkId=f637b3c9512b940da4a756117c67a17e The Origins and Cause of the First World War: Controversies and Consensus]</i>. 2002