title: The Black Sea Region during World War I and the Interwar Periods: The Forging of a Modern Identity
abstract: Arguably, while World War Ican be largely narrated as acontinuation of pre-War geopolitical antagonism and rivalry between the twolargest states in theBlack Sea region, the ensuing history of the interwar period can be weaveda satriadic narrative account.Indeed, for the pre-World War Iand World War Iperiods, the dominating narrative is ageopolitical one: Ongoing antagonism was manifested in wars fought for control over military and commercial navigation and access in the region.With respect to p