Five centuries of Roma enslavement: a memory that remains taboo in Romania.

22 February 2026

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Historian Petre Petcuț discusses the history of Roma slavery in Wallachia and Moldavia, countering Romanian historiography.

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Historian Petre Petcuț discusses the history of Roma people, arguing against a Romanian historiography that prefers to equate their status with that of peasant serfdom. This discussion takes place on the occasion of the 170th anniversary of the abolition of Roma slavery in the principalities of Wallachia and Moldavia.

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