Marea Britanie şi chestiunea sudului Basarabiei (1856-1857)
Great Britain and the issue of Southern Bessarabia in 1856-1857

Summary/Abstract: After the Crimean War, the great powers drew attention to the issue of Bessarabia. According to the Paris Peace Treaty, signed on March 30, 1856, Southern Bessarabia was to be ceded to the Principality of Moldavia. Obviously, Russia could not accept the territorial changes that blocked its access to the Danube. Great Britain was Russia’s most irreconcilable opponent. France supported Russia in the matter of preserving Southern Bessarabia on the grounds that Bolgrad was the administrative center of the Bulgarian colonies in Bessarabia. But Britain took a tough stance, not allowing any violations of the treaty by Russia. British diplomacy insisted on the transfer of South Bessarabia to the Principality of Moldavia without granting Russia any territorial compensation. In the end, the issue of Southern Bessarabia was settled at the Paris Conference in January 1857.

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