D. Schevitch's Reports on the Beginning of the 1898 Spanish-American War

Resumo

Russian diplomat D. Shevitch's reports on the beginning of the Spanish-American War of 1898 are presented in this article. The war was the last serious armed conflict of the XIXth century and the first war of the new imperial era. Shevitch was the official representative of the Russian Empire in Spain in 1896-1905. His reports increase and define our knowledge on the beginning of the Spanish-American War. The article includes some archival documents published for the first time.