UNDER THE SIGN OF ENLIGHTENMENT: THE ORGANIC REGULATIONS AND THE CONSTITUTIONAL MODERNITY OF THE ROMANIAN PRINCIPALITIES. 1834-1856 / SOUS LE SIGNE DES LUMIERES : LES REGLEMENTS ORGANIQUES ET LA MODERNITE CONSTITUTIONNELLE DES PRINCIPAUTES ROUMAINES. 1834

Radu  ALBU-COMĂNESCU

Authors

Radu ALBU-COMĂNESCU Teaching Assistant PhD, Department of European Studies and Governance, Faculty of European Studies, Babeş-Bolyai University, Cluj-Napoca, Romania. Email: radu.albu@euro.ubbcluj.ro. https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5158-4638

Keywords:

Wallachia, Moldavia, Russia, Liberalism, 19th century

Abstract

Innovative, enlightened and influenced by the moderate yet elitist Liberalism of the early 19^th century, the Organic Regulations of Wallachia and Moldavia (fundamental laws in vigour from 1834 to 1856) are still in need to be thoroughly understood. Despite representing one of the most important steps in Romania’s Europeanisation process, by modernising State and society, their critics focused on the Russian influence and seem to have overlooked the political and diplomatic context that shaped the institutional and legislative outcome of the Regulations, ultimately meant to create stability and prosperity in both countries.

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