The Establishment of North-Eastern Borders of Romania: International and Legal Support for Incorporation of the Bessarabia Lands into the Kingdom (end of 1919 – the 1st half of 1920)

Sribnyak, Ihor and Popenko, Y. and Yakovenko, N. and Matviyenko, V. (2024) The Establishment of North-Eastern Borders of Romania: International and Legal Support for Incorporation of the Bessarabia Lands into the Kingdom (end of 1919 – the 1st half of 1920) Київські історичні студії, 1 (18). pp. 48-58. ISSN 2524-0757

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Abstract

The foreign policy of Romania throughout the first decades of the 20th century was not either unplanned or spontaneous. It was pursued by the Kingdom’s leadership within the framework of the idea of establishing the “Greater Romania”. Generally, the policy of official Bucharest during the war period and the period of the formation of the Versailles system of international relations was concentrated on defending national interests and gaining the status of a regional leader in the Balkans. The purpose of the article is to analyze the political struggle around the “Bessarabia” issue at the Paris Peace Conference throughout December 1919 – March 1920. Indeed, exactly this timeframe became decisive for the Romanian Kingdom in terms of the recognition by the international community of its sole priority to rule Bessarabia. Great amount of relevant information and materials enabled authors of the article to analyze a comparatively short-term period of proceedings of the Paris Conference as it clearly demonstrates the tense atmosphere of the process of creating a new geopolitical map of post-war Europe. As a whole, Alexandru Vaida-Voevod’s activities in solving the “Bessarabia” problem had positive outcomes for Romania. On March 12-th, the National Assembly directed the decision on this issue to the government in Bucharest. Taking into account preliminary conclusions and “yearning” of Bessarabia population the Allies in general declared for the reunification of Bessarabia and Romania. At the same time, they demanded that official Bucharest guarantee legitimate interests of Bessarabia on the same conditions as for other parts of the Kingdom.

Item Type: Article
Uncontrolled Keywords: Paris Peace Treaty; “Bessarabia” issue; the Entente; diplomacy; National Assembly; Alexandru Vaida-Voevod; Romania
Subjects: Статті у базах даних > Erih Plus
Статті у базах даних > Index Copernicus
Статті у періодичних виданнях > Фахові (входять до переліку фахових, затверджений МОН)
Divisions: Факультет суспільно-гуманітарних наук > Кафедра всесвітньої історії
Depositing User: професор Ігор Володимирович Срібняк
Date Deposited: 19 Jul 2024 07:26
Last Modified: 19 Jul 2024 07:26
URI: https://elibrary.kubg.edu.ua/id/eprint/49451

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