The Russo-Turkish War (1877-1878) between the Russian Empire and the Ottoman Empire was the tenth in a series of Russian-Turkish wars. An important part of the exacerbation and resolution of the Eastern Question in 1875-1878
The reason for the war is the Uprising in Bosnia and Herzegovina (1875), the April Uprising in Bulgaria (1876) and the Serbian-Turkish War (1876). Participants are the Ottoman Empire against Russia, Romania, Serbia and Montenegro.
The war is perceived and called Liberation because it leads to the liberation of part of the Bulgarians from Ottoman domination and the creation of the Third Bulgarian State. Similarly, it is treated in Romania, Serbia and Montenegro, which are fully independent.