History of Romania: Primary Documents

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Romania: Antiquity up to WWI

In which is contained the earliest account of the Getae.
From the Internet Classics Archive
(440 BC; English translation)
Maps and images of transformations as seen through cultural artifacts.
Includes data on former Roman provinces found in modern countries, including Austria.
Shows the emergence of a common culture in the northern provinces of the Roman Empire from Britain to the Black Sea.
(Antiquity through 212 AD; maps and facsimile images)
Accounts of Dacia, the region and people in modern Romania, sometimes Getae. Authors include Julius Caesar, Horace, Strabo, Virgil, etc. "People" filter can be removed for wider search results.
Made available by Topos Text
(antiquity; English translation)
Greek traveler Strabo’s encyclopedia on the ancient world as he knew it. Section focusing specifically on Mysia, Dacia, and the Danube (parts of modern-day Turkey, Romania, Moldova, Bulgaria, Serbia, Urkaine, Hungary, Slovakia, Poland).
Compiled by Lacus Curtius
(7 BC; English translations)
Excerpt from Dio's history dealing with the Roman conquest of Dacia, which would become Romania.
(English translation; 200 AD)
This part of Eutropius' history deals with the abandonment of Dacia, which became Romania.
(English; 364 AD)
By the C6 the Slavs were the largest European race...Following the dissolution of the Hun Empire the Slavs made a rapid expansion populating modern Russia, Poland, Czech Republic, Slovakia, Croatia, Serbia, Macedonia, Bulgaria, and Romania.
(6th century; English)
More manuscripts available here
From BIBLIOTECA ACADEMIEI ROMÂNE
(1517-present; Romanian interface and facsimiles)
The oldest surviving document in Romanian.
(Facsimile with English translation; June 30, 1521)
This proclamation was made in a Transylvanian town by the King of Hungary. It established religious freedom in Hungarian territories.
(English translation; 1568)
Important chronicle by Moldavian historian Grigore Ureche.
Also found here.
(Romanian; 1594)
Collected writings from Moldavian Chronicler Miron Costin.
The Chronicles of the Land of Moldavia (from the rule of Aron Vodă)
For the Moldavian People
Verses
(Romanian; 1633-1691)
The seething condition of the country make Kyr Macarius and his son desire to put themselves within reach of the Hungarian mountains where the Wallachians were accustomed to take refuge in time of need. The proposed visitations of the convents gave an ostensible reason for their movements towards this goal.
From the Internet History Archive
(1657; English translation)
Documents from his life, including charters and writs.
From BIBLIOTECA ACADEMIEI ROMÂNE
(1688–1714; English interface with Romanian facsimiles)
Chronicle by Ion Neculce.
(Romanian; 1743)
Romanian and Hungarian periodicals from Transylvania.
Provided by the "Lucian Blaga" Central University Library.
(1795-1950; facsimiles)
Romania's national anthem.
(English transcription; audio)
He describes local and national conditions, including plague, troops of wolves, Russian dominion over provinces, and Turkish relations.
From the Internet History Archive
(1818; English)
With a description of the people and a proof of the state of the morals in the capital.
From the Internet History Archive
(1819; English)
First major reform passed after Revolution in Wallachia installed a new government.
(Facsimile and Romanian transliteration; 1848)
Hitherto our journey had been most prosperous, till arriving at the vast forest that separates Moldavia from the Bukowina, we were overtaken by one of those sudden snow storms so fatal to the traveller in this wild inhospitable district.
From the Internet History Archive
(1854; English)
Document establishing constitutional monarchy in the United Principalities.
(1866, Romanian)
As Prince of the United Principalities of Moldavia and Wallachia.
From the Internet History Archive
(1866; English translation)
Ended Russian-Ottoman war of 1877-8.
Serbia, Romania, and Montenegro receive independence from the Ottoman Empire (previously had autonomous status).
Bulgaria, Bosnia, and Herzegovina gained autonomy.
Turkish troops withdraw from Bulgaria and Russia.
English translation available here.
(19 February (3 March) 1878; modern Russian translation)
Excerpts about the Balkans from this treaty that came in the wake of the Russo-Turkish war. Romanian independence was internationally recognized at this time.
(English translation; July 13, 1878)
Authorized translation of King Carol's historical memoirs.
(English translation; 1899)
Searchable book-length travel reports digitized at the University of Michigan.
(19th to 20th century; hundreds of facsimiles in many languages)
Documents an expedition in 1837 through southeastern Europe and the southern parts of the Russian Empire.
Information about the geography, history, archaeology, people, and cultures of the region.
(19th century; facsimile French-language book)
Nearly a year before the Witht brothers first flight, Vuia presented a paper at the Academy of Sciences in Pads on the subject of flight and his proposed design to achieve it. Three years later... Vuia, in his "Vuia No. 1", was the first person to take off from level ground by engine power alone in an untothered machine.
(early 20th century; English interface with facsimiles)

Romania: WWI to Present

(pre-1914 to post-1918; translations and transcriptions)
A collection of primary documents from the Internet Modern History Sourcebook.
(1914-1918; transcriptions and translations)
Romania joined WWI against Austria-Hungary in 1916. This site also include links to other related documents.
(English translation; August 28, 1916)
Proclamation concerning Romania's entry into in WWI.
(August 28, 1916; English)
Including E. Fürstenberg's report to the German Foreign Ministry, Note of the Foreign Office regarding the National Council of Romanian Unity, Report concerning the unrest in the county, etc.
(1918; Romanian transcriptions)
Act of Bessarabian National Council declaring unification with Romania.
(9 April 1918; Romanian facsimile and transcription)
Though the treaty was denounced in October 1918 and renounced in 1919 Treaty of Versailles, the treaty is unique because Romania gave up territory in this treaty, Romania still emerged larger than its pre-World War I (WWI) size and. Additionally, unlike treaties for other German-occupied countries, the treaty respected Romania's right to independence and did not impose vassalage or establish Romania as a German protectorate.
(7 May 1918; English transcription)
Resolution of the Great National Assembly of all the Romanians in Transylvania deciding to unite "the territories they inhabit with Romania". The resolution proclaims the fundamental principles meant to prosper the Romanian national unitary state.
(November/December 1918; Romanian facsimile and transcription)
Legislative Decree 3631 of December 11, 1918, published in the Official Gazette No.212 of December 13, 1918, regarding the unification of Transylvania, Banat, Crisana, Satu Mare and Maramureş with the old Kingdom of Romania.
(11 December 1918; Romanian facsimile and transcription)
Part of the treaty at the end of WWI. Austro-Hungary relinquished Transylvania to Romania.
(English; 1920)
Treaty between the Principal Allied Powers and Roumania respecting Bessarabia.
(1920; English)
Including treaties affecting the Hungarian-Slovak border from the Treaty of Trianon to the Moscow Agreement.
Published by the Bureau of Intelligence and Research, US Department of State.
(1920-1945; facsimiles)
Act establishing foundational laws for the newly unified Romanian state.
(English; December 1, 1918)
Constitution of interbellum Romania adopted after the union of Transylvania to Romania.
(Romanian; March 26, 1923)
Collection of footage documenting the royal family, including the Treaty of Versailles, an earthquake, queenly hospital visits and the wedding of ex-King Michael.
Compiled by British Pathe
(1929-1953; English interface; videos)
Agreement between Yugoslavia, Turkey, Romania and Greece to respect each others territorial boundaries and drop claims on territory controlled by neighbors.
(February 9, 1934; English)
This constitution established the absolute sovereignty of King Carol II. He pushed through the new constitution in order to solidify his power.
(Romanian; February 20, 1938)
Database of interviews with Jewish people from Romania.
Includes facsimiles of official documents.
Explore the database by family name, city.
Advanced search here.
(photos, English transcriptions, Romanian facsimiles)
  • Foreign relations between Romania and the US
Documents from US State Department and University of Wisconsin-Madison.
1945
Transfer of German populations from Poland, Czechoslovakia, Hungary, Rumania, and Austria, 1945
Discussion of Hungarian-Rumanian frontier, Paris, 17 May 1946
Paris Peace Conference: US draft treaties with Italy, Rumania, Bulgaria, Hungary, and Finland; 29 July-15 October 1946
1946
1947
1949
1950
1951
1964-1968
1969-1972
1973-1976
(1945-1976; English transcriptions)
Also includes reports and orders regarding the labor camps.
(1945-1962; Romanian facsimiles)
Documents from the Interior Ministry including decrees and communications.
(1948-1989; Romanian facsimiles)
The document reveals the roots of the Soviet-style policy imposed on Romania since the end of the Second World War, which explain the hostility of the population towards a regime perceived as alien, and kept in power by Soviet military force.
From the National Security Archive
(1949; English; facsimile)
A collection of primary source documents that discuss economic issues during the Cold War period. These documents are ...coming from Russian, Bulgarian, and Romanian archives. Topics broadly covered include issues of economic growth and dearth, requests for aid in light of shortages, and international trade issues.
(1950s-1980s; multilingual facsimiles)
"70,292 digitized Information Item reports created by Radio Free Europe’s (RFE) News and Information Department in multiple languages from 1951-1957, covering political, economic, social and cultural issues behind the Iron Curtain. The Items concerned topics ranging from official Communist Party and state apparatus organization to micro-level practices of everyday life."
Items were "processed by national evaluation units for Czechoslovakia, Bulgaria, Hungary, Poland and Romania."
From the OSA Archive Digital Repository.
(1951-1957; English, German, Czech, Hungarian, Polish, French, Romanian, Slovak, Bulgarian, and Georgian facsimiles)
National Anthem of Communist Romania. Adopted in 1953.
(Romanian with English translation; 1953)
This collection follows China's relations with countries in Eastern and Central Europe from the Sino-Soviet alliance through the Sino-Soviet split and the end of the Cold War. It contains files from China, Poland, Hungary, East Germany, Romania, Albania, and other countries inside and outside of the Soviet bloc.
From the Wilson Digital Archive
(1954-1989; English transcriptions)
Agreement and rules.
(20 August 1974; Romanian and Czech facsimiles)
Transcript of the trial on Tirgoviste military base before the execution of Ceausescu and his wife.
(25 December 1989; English translation)
Post-soviet constitution of Romania.
(English translation; November 21, 1991)
  • 1989 Footage
Protests
Romania builds out of the bloodshed
Compiled by AP Archive
(1989-1993; English; video)
From the project, A Day That Shook the World, which "recalls the days of the 20th century that proved to be era-defining and pivotal in the course of modern history."
Coproduction of British Pathe and BBC
(1989; English; videos)
Treaty and other documents concerning Romania's admission to the European Union. Part of EUR-Lex, a service of the European Union.
(2005; English)
Romania official data files and documents, including country files, parents' occupation, and sample data.
Files available for download
(2006-2008; English interface with Romanian files)

Romania: Legal and Governmental Documents

  • Romanian Diplomatic Documents
Series I, vol. 12: 1884-1885
Romanian Diplomatic Papers, Series II, Volume 18, Part I: 1 January - 30 June 1936
Romanian Diplomatic Docs, Series III, Romania and the Warsaw Treaty: Conferences of Foreign Ministers and Their Deputies 1966-1991
(Romanian transcriptions)
Memos, orders, and ordinances.
(2004-2016; Romanian facsimiles)
Records of acts by the President.
Old site archives earlier acts.
Old site also includes record of assets and interests of officials.
(Romanian interface)
Includes records of debates and votes in the Senate.
(Romanian interface)
Collection of Romanian Laws.
Romanian constitutions
(German)
With links to the catalogue
(English)
Statutes, criminal and civil codes, and other legal materials.
A portal of the BYU Law School.
Library of Congress guide to constitutional, legal, and government documents.

Romania: Maps, Collections, and Databases

Romanian page of the World Documents Library.
(photos; facsimiles)
Digital library of interviews, memories, oral history, books and pictures from the recent history of Romania that present events of the twentieth century as reflected in the consciousness of those who lived them.
(Romanian)
Biblioteca Naţională a României
Manuscripts are readily available at the Historical Archives
(Romanian)
Database containing over 45,000 films significant in the history of Romanian culture and cinema.
(Video clips, films, and descriptions in Romanian)
Also contains a collection of coats of arms for other European countries and principalities.
(Facsimiles)

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