The Diplomatic Struggle over Bessarabia

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Bessarabia — the region between the Prut and Dniester rivers, now the Republic of Moldova — was one of the most contested territories in 20th-century Eastern European diplomacy. This scholarly study by Valeriu Florin Dobrinescu examines the diplomatic history of Bessarabia from the Congress of Berlin through the Second World War, tracing how competing Romanian, Russian, and Soviet claims shaped the region's fate through successive political settlements.

Dobrinescu draws on archival sources from both Romanian and international collections to reconstruct the negotiations, treaties, and diplomatic maneuvers through which Bessarabia passed between Romanian and Soviet control multiple times in the interwar period. Includes bibliographical references and index.

Published by the Center for Romanian Studies at Histria Books. An essential resource for scholars of Romanian foreign policy and Eastern European diplomatic history. Distributed through Simon & Schuster.