[36] Russia and Austria-Hungary again disapproved of this fearing the establishment of a large state in the region. In November 1946, the Romanian journalist Gheorghe Zaharia interviewed the Bulgarian prime minister, Georgi Dimitrov. Stoenescu thought this powerful Bulgarian–Romanian state, with control of the eastern Black Sea, could act as a buffer state, which, added to the formation of Western Balkan states and the preservation of Greece in the Western sphere of influence, could have even prevented World War I. Asia Minor and Armenia West 1908. Outline Map of Bulgaria. [51] This was probably because of the war waged by Romania on the side of Nazi Germany against the Soviet Union between 1941 and 1944. [48] However, the negotiations failed because of a dispute over the region of Macedonia and discrepancies in the status of Bulgaria with respect to Yugoslavia. [29] Austria-Hungary and Russia opposed the idea, probably because of concerns that a new state would become a competitor in the region. Many politicians and military experts have made similar suggestions because doing so would make maintenance of aircraft and pilot training cheaper. Romania and Bulgaria on the map of Balkans in soft grunge and vintage style, like old paper with watercolor painting. [16] Some examples are the Romanian diplomat and politician Dimitrie Brătianu, the Romanian lawyer and politician Aurel Popovici[17] or the Bulgarian writer Lyuben Karavelov. [2] Over time, the Vlachs lost their relevance, just like the Turkic Bulgars in the first empire,[8] but they left a legacy in the form of several toponyms (place names) that still remain in Bulgaria today. It was promoted as politically necessary, especially after wars and revolutions. Soviet influence over Romania increased significantly in late 1947 and early 1948, and the Tito-Stalin split later in 1948 forced Bulgaria and Yugoslavia to forget a potential South Slavic Federation. [40][37] In the end, Ferdinand of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, who came from a dynasty related to most European ruling houses at the time, was elected prince as Ferdinand I on 25 June 1887. Pandrea, a relative of the communist activist Lucrețiu Pătrășcanu, felt Romania should advocate for neutrality, with Switzerland being the example to follow thus supporting the concept of the helvetization and not the Romanianization of the Balkans. [33] Brătianu communicated this to the Bulgarian diplomat Grigor Nachovich. Ignatyev said the Romanians' intention was "to establish a personal union between Bulgaria and Romania in order to use the former to their own advantage". In the upper left is a detailed inset of Bukowina and Jassy, Vertical centerfold. Romania itself was the product of a personal union, that of Wallachia and Moldavia between 1859 and 1862 under Prince Alexandru Ioan Cuza. Asia Minor and Armenia East 1908. Under these[59] circumstances, Bulgarian influence over Romania increased, and Romanian communists studied and even copied the Bulgarian communist regime. They were encouraged by the Russian Empire, the Western powers and other movements (such as anti-Russian Polish emigrants). Find all the transport options for your trip from Romania to Bulgaria right here. Socialists saw unification as a potential solution to imperialism and nationalism in the Balkan countries, and as a transition from capitalism to socialism in the region. He intended a union of the South Slavs and Romania, Albania and Greece. 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