Annals: Series on History and Archaeology (Academy of Romanian Scientists) (Feb 2012)
NICOLAE TITULESCU MAKES HIS CASE FOR ROMANIA JOINING THE ALLIES (3 MAY 1915)
Abstract
On 3 May 1915, in the city of Ploieşti, Nicolae Titulescu made a speech titled The Heart of Romania, strongly advocating the union of Transylvania with Romania and the need to abandon Romania’s neutral stance by engaging alongside the Allies. The speech represented a masterpiece of Romanian po litical thinking at the time and continues to be so regarded to this day as a level-headed and impassioned plea inspired by genuine patriotic feelings, leaving no room for doubt about Nicolae Titulescu’s views concerning territorial integrity, national unity and the fact that Transylvania has always belonged and has to belong forever to the Romanian space.
