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1930. Documents Regarding the Passage of Soviet Warships Through the Bosphorus and Dardanelles Straits
1930. Documents Regarding the Passage of Soviet Warships Through the Bosphorus and Dardanelles Straits

Author(s): Marusia Cirstea
Subject(s): Diplomatic history, Military history, Political history, International relations/trade, Military policy, Interwar Period (1920 - 1939)
Published by: Editura Academiei Române
Keywords: The Black Sea; the Bosphorus and Dardanelles Straits; Turkey; the Soviet Union; warships;

Summary/Abstract: The article refers to “the problem of the straits” and the entry into the Black Sea of the Soviet warships „Parischkaya Komuna” and “Profintern”, which led to a “diplomatic conflict” between the Soviet Union and the Straits Commission. The incident came under the attention of Romanian diplomats, who feared that “the Soviets were preparing to attack”.

  • Issue Year: 2022
  • Issue No: XXIII
  • Page Range: 65-74
  • Page Count: 10
  • Language: English