Generally speaking, works of social history, which inevitably make reference to the slavery of the Gypsieş content themselves with the statement that the slavery dates from before the creation of the principalities and that its origin is unknown. read more
Despite Romania not being a country and not having access to the sea, 200 years ago, Romania was a huge colonial power. Romanian fishermen (aided only by massive amounts of cheap vodka as a fuel) sailed (well, rowed) in their tiny boats to all known (and unknown) continents and oceans of the world. read more
At the time of the abolition of slavery, in the two principalities there were between 200,000 and 250,000 Roma, representing 7% of the total population. read more