This article offers a new interpretation of the Wallachian revolution of 1848. It places the revolution in its imperial and European contexts and suggests that the course of the revolution cannot be understood without reference to these spheres. The predominantly agrarian principality faced different but commensurate problems to other European states that experienced revolution in 1848. Revolutionary leaders attempted to create a popular political culture in which all citizens, both urban and rural, could participate. This revolutionary community formed the basis of the government's attempts to enter into relations with its Ottoman suzerain and its Russian protector. Far from attempting to subvert the geopolitical order, this article argues that the Wallachians positioned themselves as loyal subjects of the sultan and saw their revolution as a meeting point between the Ottoman Empire and European civilization. The revolution was not a staging post on the road to Romanian unification, but a brief moment when it seemed possible to realize internal regeneration on a European model within an Ottoman imperial framework. But the Europe of 1848 was too unstable for the revolutionaries to succeed. The passing of this moment would lead some to lose faith in both the Ottoman Empire and Europe.

本文对1848年的瓦拉契式革命提供了新的解释。它将革命置于其帝国和欧洲的背景下，并指出，如果不参考这些领域，就无法理解革命的进程。与1848年经历革命的其他欧洲国家相比，主要的农业公国面临着不同但相称的问题。革命领导人试图创造一种大众政治文化，所有城市和农村公民都可以参与。这个革命性的社区构成了政府试图与其奥斯曼帝国宗主国及其俄国保护者建立关系的基础。绝非试图颠覆地缘政治秩序，本文认为，瓦拉契人将自己定位为苏丹的忠实臣民，并将其革命视为奥斯曼帝国与欧洲文明之间的交汇点。这场革命不是通往罗马尼亚统一之路的中转站，而是一瞬间，似乎有可能在奥斯曼帝国框架内以欧洲模式实现内部复兴。但是1848年的欧洲太不稳定了，以至于革命者无法成功。这一刻的逝去将使一些人对奥斯曼帝国和欧洲失去信心。但是1848年的欧洲太不稳定了，以至于革命者无法成功。这一刻的逝去将使一些人对奥斯曼帝国和欧洲失去信心。但是1848年的欧洲太不稳定了，以至于革命者无法成功。这一刻的逝去将使一些人对奥斯曼帝国和欧洲失去信心。