Ukraińcy i Morze Czarne. Nacjonalistyczna geografia w postradzieckiej rzeczywistości
Journal: Sensus Historiae©
Year: 2013

In the 20th Century Central and Eastern Europe the geographers engaged in nationalist movements were strongly interested in maritime affairs. They, making the national territory maps, promulgated the nation’s rights to access to the sea, national sovereignty over the coast and territorial nationalization the seaport cities. Their aim were to expand the national territory and to secure the “natural” boundaries. They strived to modernize the nation-state and to increase its position in the region