RUSSIA IN THE BALKANS AT THE END OF THE 19th AND THE BEGINNING OF THE 20th CENTURY: ON THE ECONOMIC IMPOTENCE OF A GREAT POWER
RUSSIA IN THE BALKANS AT THE END OF THE 19th AND THE BEGINNING OF THE 20th CENTURY: ON THE ECONOMIC IMPOTENCE OF A GREAT POWER
Author(s): Roumiana PreshlenovaSubject(s): History, Economic history, Political history, Modern Age, Recent History (1900 till today), 19th Century
Published by: Институт за балканистика с Център по тракология - Българска академия на науките
Keywords: Russia; Balkans; Foreign Loans; Investments; Trade; Transport;
Summary/Abstract: The article draws the attention to the peculiarities of Russian economic performance in the Balkans at the end of the 19th and the beginning of the 20th century. Its activities as a Great Power are retraced in the fields of foreign state loans, investments in industry, trade relations, and transport. They reveal a discrepancy between the political claims of the Russian Empire and its economic influence.
Journal: Études balkaniques
- Issue Year: 2022
- Issue No: 4
- Page Range: 505-530
- Page Count: 26
- Language: English
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