Bolboka, Dmitrovka, Eski Troyan, Kurçu i Satılık-Hacı – gagauskie wsie w południowym Budziaku. Historia i perspektywy przetrwania diaspory

Abstract

Bolboka, Dmitrovka, Eski Troyan, Kurçu, and Satılık-Hacı are five villages in the southern part of Bessarabia which after the Second World War found themselves within the borders of Ukraine. Not much is known about the history of these places, as even the date of foundation of each of them is not fully clear. Since the time when the Gagauz first settled in this area both the borders and nationality issues have changed. While our knowledge of the Tsarist Russia period is relatively ample, the functioning of these villages in the time of Great Romania and in Soviet times remains poorly studied. After the collapse of the USSR, Southern Budjak was within the borders of Ukraine. In contrast to the Republic of Moldova, the Gagauz population failed to gain autonomy from the state of Ukraine. Conse- quent attempts to incorporate individual cities within the Autonomous Territory of Gagauzia, in the current reality, have very little chance of success.