Romania’s Entry in the First World War As Seen in the Russian Military Press

• Published in: Revue de Transylvanie. Vol. XXVII; no. 2; pp. 3 - 15
• Main Author: Emilciuc, Andrei
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Academia Română – Centrul de Studii Transilvane 2018; Romanian Academy – Center for Transylvanian Studies
• Subjects: Diplomatic history; History; Military history; Recent History (1900 till today); Entente; Russian military press; Romania; World War I; censorship
• ISSN: 1221-1249

Romania’s Entry in the First World War As Seen in the Russian Military Press – The analysis of the Russian military press from 1914–1916 demonstrates that Romania’s entry into the war on the side of the Entente was an important issue not only for the editors themselves, but also for the Russian army high command. The Information Office attached to the Directorate-General for Press and Prints, the Press Office attached to the General Staff, and the Russian press agencies were closely monitoring and trying to influence the evolution of the Romanian public opinion regarding Romania’s entry into the war as an ally. The main task of the materials suggesting that Romanians would join the fight against Russia’s enemies was to inspire the certainty of the final victory among the Russian soldiers in the trenches, the main readers of these periodicals.