TY  - BOOK
AU  - Bogdan Teodor
AU  - Jordan Baev
AU  - Mihaela Teodor
AU  - Matthew Crosston
PY  - 2026
CY  - New York, United States of America
PB  - Peter Lang Verlag
SN  - 2768-7562
SN  - 9783034356299
TI  - Three Centuries of Russian Influence in the Balkans 
DO  - 10.3726/b23322
UR  - https://www.peterlang.com/document/1594478
N2  - 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. Table of Contents List of Figures List of Acronyms and Abbreviations Acknowledgments Introduction: The Slavic Brotherhood and Pan-Slavism: What You See Depends on Where You Sit PART I. The Russian Presence in the Balkans: Domains, Trends and Methods Diverse Diplomacy: The Strengthening of Russian Influence in the Balkans (1820s–1830s), Katalin Schrek Russia’s Shifting Dynamic Between Bulgaria and Serbia, Miloš Petrović Russian Foreign Policy and Military Presence in Crete, 1897–1906, Georgios Limantzakis A Shifting Coalition or Convenient Compromise: Romania and Russia in World War I, Hadrian Gorun PART II. Russia’s Great Competitors in the Balkans Tito and Anglo-Soviet Competition in the Balkans: Yugoslav Territorial Ambitions in Venezia Giulia, Chris Murray Propaganda Competition in the Middle of Chaos: Russian and Austrian Narratives via Croatian News (1914–1920), Adrijan Štivić A Waning and Waxing Stage: The Balkans as Performing Ground for Franco-Russian Relations, Kateřina Kočí and Marcela Hennlichová Junior or Equal Partner? Chinese and Russian Engagement in the Balkans, Ion Marandici PART III. Serbia as a Case Study for Russian Influence in the Balkans Moving Away from the Kremlin Winds: Serbia as Critical Case Study on Russian Influence in the Balkans, Ana Jović-Lazić A Complex Triangulation: Soviet–Yugoslav–Albanian Economic Relations (1945–1948), Božica Slavković Mirić Between a Rock and a Hard Place: The Influence of Soviet and Yugoslav Intelligence Officers on Russian Émigrés in Yugoslavia (1944–1956), Željko Oset Soviet-ish: The Unique History of Yugoslav Revisionism (1956–1961), József Juhász and Bálint Mezei Notes on Editors and Contributors Index
KW  - 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
LA  - English
ER  -