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"Russkoe Delo" and the "Bessarabian Cause": The Russian Political Émigrés and the Bessarabians in Paris (1919-1920)
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Institut für Ost- und Südosteuropaforschung (IOS)
Abstract The study reconstructs the involvement and the activities carried out during the Paris peace
conference of 1919-1920 by the Russian political émigrés and diplomats, as well socialpolitical organizations, for the switching of the Bessarabian status from Romania back
within the Russian borders. The ... view more
The study reconstructs the involvement and the activities carried out during the Paris peace
conference of 1919-1920 by the Russian political émigrés and diplomats, as well socialpolitical organizations, for the switching of the Bessarabian status from Romania back
within the Russian borders. The plan was perceived as part of "Russkoe delo", directed toward defeating the Bolsheviks and conserving Russia in its pre-1914 borders. The Bessarabian "delegates", representatives of the "old" and the "new" regional elite, who disagreed on the political regime of the future Russia, but were united by the anti-Romanian feelings, worked hand in hand with the Russians to inform, persuade, and propagate, as well counterbalance the Romanian position at the conference.... view less
Keywords
Southeastern Europe; Russia; Romania; sovereignty; World War; peace negotiation; peace treaty; emigration (polit. or relig. reasons); historical development
Classification
General History
Document language
English
Publication Year
2014
City
Regensburg
Page/Pages
53 p.
Series
IOS Mitteilungen, 64
ISSN
2363-4898
Status
Published Version; reviewed