La posterità di Avram Iancu nell’area extra-carpatica romena (1872-1918)
The Posterity of Avram Iancu in the Romanian Extra-Carpathian Area

Summary/Abstract: The posterity of Avram Iancu in the Romanian extra-Carpathian area is a subject that has been less discussed, and the bicentenary of his birth gives us the opportunity to approach it. For a better analysis of the material, we divided the period (1872–1918) into three stages: 1872–1892, 1892–1914, and 1914–1918. We analyzed more than thirty publications from the cities of Bucharest, Iaºi, and Bârlad, of various political orientations (conservative, liberal, radical, socialist). At the same time, we also read the calendars of the time, literature, drama, and the memoirs of those directly involved in the Revolution of 1848–1849 alongside Avram Iancu. Our conclusions can be summarized as follows: in the first stage, the writings about Avram Iancu relate facts, events occurred during the Revolution of 1848–1849, its program, the relations between the leaders of Transylvania, between them and those of Wallachia and Moldavia, news about the life of the “Prince of the Mountains”; in the second stage, the myth of the hero is outlined, in the context of the organization of the national struggle in Transylvania and in the Kingdom of Romania; in the last stage, the figure of Avram Iancu and his destiny become arguments for Romania joining the Entente.

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