by Iulian Simbeteanu | Mar 4, 2020 | Russian Empire, World War I in 1918
The union of Bessarabia with Romania, voted by a large majority of the Chișinău Country Council on April 9 (March 27, old style) 1918, was contested by Ukraine. Kiev rejected the unification and raised claims on the territory between Prut and Dniester. The Romanian... by Ana Maria Schiopu | Jul 4, 2019 | Romania, World War I in 1918
The international recognition of the union of Bessarabia with Romania proved to be a rather difficult process. Although the new Bolshevik power was not represented at the Paris Peace Conference, the great Western Powers had hesitations in recognizing territorial... by Ciprian Stoleru | Jun 21, 2019 | Romania, World War I in 1918
For two years, between 1914 and 1916, Romania proclaimed its neutrality. Under these conditions, both the Entente and the Central Powers made special efforts to bring Romania to their side, by promising territories inhabited by Romanians. If the Entente enticed... by Iulian Simbeteanu | Jun 12, 2019 | Romania, Russian Empire
In the first two months of 1918, Romania and Bessarabia were subjected to great external pressures. Following the resignation of Prime Minister Ion I.C. Brătianu, General Alexandru Averescu was entrusted by King Ferdinand with the formation of a new Government on... by Iulian Simbeteanu | Jun 11, 2019 | Romania, Russian Empire
Bessarabia was the first province with a majority Romanian population to join with the Old Kingdom at the end of the First World War after it declared its independence from Bolshevik Russia and formed a separate state under the name of the Moldavian Democratic...