Status and Prospects for Research on Polish-Romanian Relations since mid-September 1938 to December 1939

The author draws on Romanian periodicals such as “Basarabia”, “Dobrogea jună”, “Facla”, “Gazeta Basarabiei”, “Iașul”, “Informația”, “Lumea Românească”, “Neamul Românesc”, “Renașterea”, “Timpul”, and “Transilvania” to examine how Romanian public opinion regarded Poland during the period from the Munich Conference of 1938 to the end of 1939. Initially, these publications presented Poland in a positive light. However, following the German aggression against Poland, while sympathetic voices emerged, this support faded within a few weeks. By the end of 1939, the topic had largely disappeared from public discourse.