Re-Scaling Territories and Borders: Regional Claims and Local Powers in Romania in the Mid-20th Century Period
Re-Scaling Territories and Borders: Regional Claims and Local Powers in Romania in the Mid-20th Century Period

Summary/Abstract: The territorial losses from the summer of 1940 had disastrous effects on Romania. By its position, that of single political party, the Party of the Nation (named before June 22nd 1940 – National Renaissance Front, a party founded and led by King Carol II) was the one that had to manage the situation of territorial claims arising from the Soviet Union, Hungary and Bulgaria. After the cession of Bessarabia, Northern Bukovina, North-West Transylvania and the Cadrilater, the Party of the Nation – particularly through its subsidiary party representatives, the National Guard – tried unsuccessfully to control the situation and maintain the peace in the country. Thus the documents from the archives of the royal political party can depict an interesting image of Romanian society and its struggles during the summer and autumn of 1940.

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