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Title: Three Centuries of Russian Influence in the Balkans

Three Centuries of Russian Influence in the Balkans

by Matthew Crosston (Author) MIHAELA TEODOR (Author) Jordan Baev (Author) Bogdan Teodor (Author)
©2026 Edited Collection XX, 356 Pages
History & Political Science
Series: South-East European History, Volume xvii

Summary

The result of a research project by the Balkan Historical Association, this landmark edited collection explores various aspects of Russian influence in the Balkan region over the past three centuries. The concepts of Pan-Slavism and the Slavic brotherhood are well established due to long-established historical, religious and cultural ties. But relations between the Balkan countries and Russia have never been static. In this context, the authors of this volume aim to address Russia’s changing interests in the Balkans, and the responses from Balkan countries and other Great Power competitors. Perhaps most importantly, what might this long and complex historical engagement mean for the future of the area and for possible conflicts to come? The volume, which is a project initiated by the Balkan History Association brings together an impressive range of disciplinary expertise to address these questions and many others, and will be of interest to all those engaged in historical research on South-East Europe.

Details

Pages
XX, 356
Publication Year
2026
ISBN (PDF)
9783034356299
ISBN (ePUB)
9783034356305
ISBN (Hardcover)
9783034356282
DOI
10.3726/b23322
Language
English
Publication date
2026 (February)
Keywords
Economic History Diplomacy Intelligence History Balkans Challenges Historical perspective Relations Connection Archive Military influence Three Centuries of Russian Influence in the Balkans Matthew Crosston Jordan Baev Bogdan Teodor Mihaela Teodor
Published
New York, Berlin, Bruxelles, Chennai, Lausanne, Oxford, 2026. XVIII, 358 pp., 7 b/w ill.
Product Safety
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Biographical notes

Matthew Crosston (Author) MIHAELA TEODOR (Author) Jordan Baev (Author) Bogdan Teodor (Author)

Matthew Crosston is Director for Academic Transformation at Bowie State University. His research interests are on Russian studies, terrorism and violent extremism, global and cyber security. His main publications are Shadow Separatism: Implications for Democratic Consolidation (2004) and Russia Reconsidered: Putin, Power, and Pragmatism (2018). Mihaela Teodor is Senior Researcher in security studies and intelligence at the Romanian National Institute for Intelligence Studies and Editor-in-Chief of Romanian Intelligence Studies Review. Her academic interests include the history of propaganda and disinformation. She is coeditor of the volume Old and New Insights on the History of Intelligence and Diplomacy in the Balkans (Peter Lang, 2023). Jordan Baev is a visiting professor in Intelligence History at Sofia University. Professor Baev has written more than 300 publications on diplomatic, military and intelligence history, international terrorism, peacekeeping, and civil-military relations. His most recent books are History of Bulgarian Military Intelligence (2019) and American Intelligence and Bulgaria (2021). Bogdan Teodor is Associate Professor in security studies and intelligence studies at the Romanian National Intelligence Academy. His academic interests include the history of intelligence, hybrid threats and security studies. He is coeditor of the volume Old and New Insights on the History of Intelligence and Diplomacy in the Balkans (Peter Lang, 2023).

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