TRATATUL MINORITĂȚILOR (1919) – O GARANȚIE MINIMĂ PENTRU O ROMÂNIE CU ADEVĂRAT MARE
The Minorities Treaty (1919). A Minimum Guarantee for a Great(er) Romania
Author(s): Alin Popa, Violeta PopaSubject(s): History, Language and Literature Studies, Local History / Microhistory, Culture and social structure , Crowd Psychology: Mass phenomena and political interactions, Ethnic Minorities Studies
Published by: Editura Alma Mater
Keywords: The Romanian Minority Treaty; Paris Peace Conference; Greater Romania; the „Jewish Issue”; Ionel I. C. Brătianu;
Summary/Abstract: The article deals with the complex issue of the participation of the Romanian delegation in the negotiations/discussions of the Paris Peace Conference (1919-1920). As is well known, the main purpose of our country's delegation was to obtain the international recognition of the new territorial configuration of Greater Romania, resulting from the union decisions expressed during the year 1918 by the political assemblies in Chisinau, Chernivtsi and Alba Iulia.The steps of the Romanian diplomacy and especially the decision to leave the conference will be analyzed from the perspective of the conflict situation in Eastern Europe, the internal socio-economic instability, and the ambiguity with which our country addressed the issue of minorities. Being in the position to choose between the recognition of Greater Romania and, on the other hand, the democratic settlement of the „Jewish Issue”, Ionel Brătianu has decided, inexplicably, to abandon both. New Romania, which had a minority population share of about 30% of the total population, proved to be (again) unprepared to integrate all its inhabitants under the broad dome of the concept of „citizenship”.
Journal: Studii și cercetări științifice. Seria filologie
- Issue Year: 2019
- Issue No: 41
- Page Range: 73-94
- Page Count: 21
- Language: Romanian