Receptarea influențelor externe în armatele Principatelor din timpul Regulamentelor Organice
The Receiving of Foreign Influences in the Armies of the Romanian Principalities During the Organic Regulations

Summary/Abstract: Constantly declining since the 17th century, the armies of the Romanian Principalities of Moldavia and Wallachia, as well as their other official institutions, felt the urge of rapid modernisation since 1830, when the „protector” Russian Empire organised the two states in a modern fashion, partially putting an end to their old, Medieval-like structures. After a short period of imitating everything Western (as the Russian army was partially westernised and had many foreign employees), the Romanians started to see their protectors as enemies who didn’t keep their word, didn’t respect them and even had hidden annexation plans, those being the beginnings of the image of the Russian as the natural enemy of the Romanian people. After the construction of this new perspective, the Romanian princes sought for a larger autonomy, trying to limit the Russian influence by military, trade and diplomatic contacts with Western powers like France, Germany and Piedmont. Even the most Russophile princes like Nicolae Vogoride were annoyed by the Russian abuse and started to limit their influence by replacing it with Western models.

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