9th International Symposium on Balkan History Studies (UBTAS-9) 03 Sep 2026 – 05 Sep 2026
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Topics

History

  • The historical development of Balkan–Russian relations
  • Russia’s Balkan policies (Tsarist, Soviet, and Russian Federation periods)
  • The Ottoman State, the Balkans, and Russia
  • The impact of the Russo-Turkish wars on the Balkans
  • Pan-Slavism and the Balkans
  • The Eastern Question and Russia
  • Balkan nationalisms and Russia
  • Russia’s role in Balkan independence movements
  • The 1877–1878 Ottoman-Russian War and the Balkans
  • The Congress of Berlin and the Balkans
  • The Balkan Wars and Russia
  • Balkan–Russian relations before and during the First World War
  • The Second World War and the Balkans
  • Balkan–Russian relations during the Cold War
  • The Soviet Union and the Balkan countries; the impact of its dissolution on the Balkans
  • The Russian Federation and the Balkans
  • Diplomatic, military, political, social, economic, cultural, religious, educational, and press history
  • Migrations, population movements, and exchanges; minorities and ethnic structure
  • Urban history and local history studies
  • Balkan–Russian relations in the light of archival documents
  • The Balkans and Russia in travelogues, memoirs, and diplomatic reports
  • Historiography and Balkan–Russian relations

Cultural and Civilizational History

  • Cultural interaction between the Balkans and Russia
  • The Orthodox world and Balkan–Russian relations
  • The historical development of religious institutions
  • Shared cultural heritage
  • The historical development of linguistic, alphabetic, and literary relations
  • Balkan–Russian interaction in architecture and works of art
  • Cultural diplomacy and its historical course

International Relations (Historical Perspective)

  • The historical background of Balkan–Russian relations
  • The historical geopolitics of the Black Sea
  • Great-power rivalry in the Balkans and Russia
  • Balance-of-power politics in the 19th and 20th centuries
  • The internationalization of Balkan questions
  • Balkan–Russian diplomatic relations throughout history

Archives, Sources, and Historical Research

  • Balkan history in Russian archives
  • Documents relating to Russia in Balkan archives
  • Balkan–Russian relations in Ottoman archives
  • Introductions of new documents and sources
  • Digital archives in historical research
  • New methods and approaches in Balkan history research

Historical Processes Reflected in the Present

  • The impact of historical heritage on present-day Balkan–Russian relations
  • Historical memory and collective remembrance
  • Shared perception of history in identity formation
  • The influence of history on foreign policy
  • History-based interdisciplinary studies on the Balkans and Russia