Danubius International Conferences, 2nd International Conference The Danube - Axis of European Identity
Snake Island in Diplomatic Correspondence and the French Press of the 19th Century
Last modified: 2012-06-22
Abstract
Political and economic interests of the great European outers opposite the mouths of the Danube have led to an official and media focus effort on apparently minor thing, a rock, called improperly island, but fit to host a lighthouse that guides the navigation towards Sulina. France was one of the powers that have shown interest in the mouths of the Danube, for political reasons, particularly the Russian-Turkish conflict, linked to this area. The diplomatic correspondence and the French press of the era are highly indicative documents of a dispute over the zonal boundaries, being one of European scale.
