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Before looking to the United States of America, Romanians had France as their cultural and political model. Since the end of the 18th century, the French influence made its presence felt in the Romanian Principalities under the leadership of the Phanariot lords. The peak moment of Franco-Romanian relations was undoubtedly the 19th century, when the new generation of boyars studied in Paris and imported the new political, social and economic ideas. Rareș Hăbeanu and Theodor Paleologu review the main moments of the relationship with "big sister" France. From the Revolution of 1848, to the formation of modern Romania and up to contemporary perspectives on bilateral cooperation, we will travel through time through the story of this privileged relationship of two Latin peoples located at the two extremes of Europe. #CalatoriiInTrecut #TheodorPaleologu