A CONTROVERSIAL POLITICAL DECISION OF METROPOLITAN VENIAMIN COSTACHI: SUPPORTING ETERIA
A CONTROVERSIAL POLITICAL DECISION OF METROPOLITAN VENIAMIN COSTACHI: SUPPORTING ETERIA
Author(s): Mirela BeguniSubject(s): Politics / Political Sciences, History, Political Theory, Political history, 19th Century
Published by: Editura Arhipelag XXI
Keywords: Moldavia; Metropolitan Veniamin Costachi; Eteria; Alexandru Ipsilanti; Mihail Suțu;
Summary/Abstract: In 1821, the Romanian Principalities were involved in the liberation movement of the Greeks from Turkish domination, the action of some Russian influence agents having an important role in supporting it by the natives. Believing that Eteria would be a chance for taking the Romanians out of the oppressive Ottoman suzerainty, Metropolitan Veniamin Costachi of Moldavia initially supported the revolution, a gesture which, in the light of the turn that it took, was criticized by some contemporaries and brought him, personally, a lot of pain and a two-year exile.
Journal: Journal of Romanian Literary Studies
- Issue Year: 2019
- Issue No: 16
- Page Range: 422-426
- Page Count: 5
- Language: Romanian