Delta Dunaju w rosyjskiej polityce (XIX–XXI wiek)
The Danube Delta in Russian Policy (19th–21st Century)

Summary/Abstract: Russian and Soviet presence in the Danube Delta can be considered from many angles. This article focuses on two of them. The first concerns physical access to the river, which allows for the status of a riverside state and thus makes it possible to directly influence the fate, if not of the entire river, then of one’s own section. The second relates to Russia’s position in the river commissions operating on the Danube since 1856 when the river was recognised as an international waterway. Russia’s physical and formal legal presence in the Danube Delta lasted, with minor interruptions, for more than two hundred years. During this period, Russia played an active role in shaping the political map of the region, contributing to the creation of new states and the delineation of their borders while trying to promote its raison d’etre in the region. The collapse of the Soviet Union and the ongoing Russo-Ukrainian war have called the Russian presence in the Danube Delta into question. The aim of this article is to identify the key stages of Russian expansion along the Lower Danube.

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