Добруджанската организация в търсене на международна подкрепа (1919–1923)
The Dobrudjan Organization in Search of International Support (1919–1923)

Summary/Abstract: After World War I the Dobrudjan Organization in Bulgaria, later renamed Union “Dobrudja”, was the most representative and influential formation of the Bulgarians from the Dobrudja. It set its goal of protecting the Bulgarian population exposed to the repressions by the Romanian regime in the region and committed itself to realize its strivings for liberation. In the first postwar years, the organization manifested international activity so as to find support for the fulfillment of its goals. The steps in the international fields were in conformity with the main documents and decisions of the organization. The Dobrudjan Organization sent protests, arranged meetings with foreign representatives, including Romanian ones, took part in international non-governmental conferences and co-operated with political and national liberation organizations. Particular hopes for successful co-operation were attached to Soviet Russia, after the meeting of Dobrudjan leaders with its representatives at the beginning of 1923 at the Lasagne Conference. At the same time the attempts at a stronger link with Soviet Russia exacerbate the internal struggles in the national liberation movement of the Dobrudjan Bulgarians. The efforts of the Dobrudjan leaders diversified and complemented the foreign policy efforts of official Bulgaria. Through its international activity the Dobrudjan Organization accumulated experience and tested its possibilities to account correctly for and to utilize the factors and tendencies in international life.

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