September 23, 2025

Greek-Romanian Relations during the Cold War

Key Points

The analysis shows how familial relations impacted Greek-Romanian ties during the Cold War, affecting societal interactions.
Key sources include diplomatic archives, with evidence of challenges faced by Romanian communities in Greece post-WWII.
The work assesses issues like property confiscations and church closures, contributing to historical understanding of bilateral relations.
Exploration of Romanian monasteries in Greece highlights the cultural exchanges and tensions between Greek and Romanian populations.

Abstract

The object of this publication is to focus to the Greek-Romanian bilateral relations during the Cold War, focusing not on the state, but on the individual and the societal levels. The main sources for this article are the Service of the Diplomatic and Historical Archives of the Greek Foreign Ministry and the General Archives of the Greek state in Thessaloniki. The main issues were the status of Romanian communities in Greece after the end of the WWII and the closure of the churches and schools, the compensations for the Greek properties confiscated in Romania, the Romanian fugitives in Greece, the issue of manning of the Romanian monasteries in Greece, the relations between relatives and families and the chances to study in Romania for the Greeks.

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Vlasis Vlasidis (Fri,) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/68d4725631b076d99fa6b001 https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.59277/resee.2025.16

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