The political and social evolution of the Gagaouz people in the second half of the XIXth century: the consequences of the 1856 Paris Treaty on the Gagaouz population of Budjak Cover Image

EVOLUȚIA POLITICĂ ȘI SOCIALĂ A GĂGĂUZILOR ÎN A DOUA JUMĂTATE A SECOLULUI AL XIX-LEA: CONSECINȚELE TRATATULUI DE LA PARIS DIN 1856 PENTRU POPULAȚIA GĂGĂUZĂ DIN BUGEAC
The political and social evolution of the Gagaouz people in the second half of the XIXth century: the consequences of the 1856 Paris Treaty on the Gagaouz population of Budjak

Author(s): Stefan Bejan
Subject(s): Comparative history, Ethnohistory, Local History / Microhistory, Social history, 19th Century
Published by: Universitatea »Dunarea de Jos« din Galati -Facultatea de Istorie, Teologie și Filosofie
Keywords: Crimean War;colonists;southern Bessarabia;Romanian Principalities;Russian Empire (1864-1915);

Summary/Abstract: Following the Crimean War, the three counties of southern Bessarabia - Cahul, Bolgrad, and Ismail - were transferred to the Principality of Moldavia. Of the 200 settlements in this area, 40 were officially registered as Bulgarian-Gagaouz colonies, having about 49,000 settlers. Other Gagaouz colonies remained within the Russian Empire. We make a brief comparison between the parallel circumstances that these two types of communities experienced under the socio-political determinations of the two sides of the border.

  • Issue Year: 13/2020
  • Issue No: 13
  • Page Range: 45-52
  • Page Count: 8
  • Language: Romanian