The Bulgarian position on the fate of the European Southeast at the end of the First World War

Abstract

This article explores the attitude of Bulgarian diplomacy, politicians and military to the fate of the European Southeast at the end of the First World War. The Bulgarian position was traced to the most important problems for the region: peace with Russia in 1918, Ukrainian, Polish, Baltic, Finnish, Dobrudja and other major issues. These are related to the creation of new countries on the map of Europe and the re-mapping of the latter at the end of the war. The German, Austro-Hungarian, Turkish, Ukrainian, Polish and, most importantly, Bulgarian positions on the most important issues of peace talks - the question of annexes and contributions, the self-determination of peoples, food crises, civic peace, etc. The conclusions do not repeat the text but are intended to summarize what has been done to highlight the Bulgarian position on the issues most important to European peoples.