Between Scylla and Charybdis: Bulgaria in geopolitical calculations of Germany and the USSR at the early stage of World War II

T. Volokitina
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The article covers the position of Bulgaria, which found itself at the cross-roads of geopolitical interests of Germany and the Soviet Union in the initial period of the Second world war and was forced to employ the tactics of maneuvering and dragging its heels choosing its strategic partner and ally. Having declared complete and consistent neutrality, Bulgarian leadership in practice tended to turn the country into a «Pro-German» unit, which was greatly facilitated by the assistance of Berlin in the transfer of Southern Dobrudja to Bulgaria. In addition to the willingness of the German leadership to guarantee territorial increments of Bulgaria, Sofia's position was to a great extent influenced by the fear of Bolshevism and the so-called «Baltic scenario» implemented by that time. Bulgaria's entry into the Triple Pact in March of 1941 meant that the USSR lost the diplomatic battle for Bulgaria.
在“锡拉”和“卡律布底斯”之间:第二次世界大战初期德国和苏联地缘政治考量中的保加利亚
这篇文章讨论了保加利亚的立场,它在第二次世界大战初期处于德国和苏联地缘政治利益的十字路口,被迫采取机动和拖延的策略来选择其战略伙伴和盟友。在宣布了完全和一贯的中立之后,保加利亚领导人实际上倾向于把该国变成一个“亲德”单位,柏林在将南多布鲁贾移交给保加利亚方面的协助大大促进了这一点。除了德国领导人愿意保证保加利亚领土的增加外,索非亚的立场在很大程度上受到对布尔什维主义的恐惧和当时实施的所谓“波罗的海情景”的影响。保加利亚于1941年3月加入三国条约,这意味着苏联在保加利亚的外交战中失败了。
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