Romania: The Ghost Of An Empire
NeilP99
Six months ago if you had asked any citizen who paid at least a little attention to international politics in the eWorld who the two strongest countries were there would have been almost no debate. On the PEACE side it was Indonesia and on the Atlantis side it was Romania. These two nations were feared by their enemies and sometimes even their friends. Times have changed though, and both nations are not the superpowers that they once were, however the decline in power is far more noticeable in eRomania.
eRomania was the bully, or the savior depending on your view, or Europe. She controlled vast amounts of territory, vast amounts of Gold, and vast numbers of citizens. Few countries would willingly challenge eRomania in open war, and those that did often found themselves wiped off the map when the war was over. Then the war that many thought would never happen, and many still regard as one of the greatest of all time, broke out. Romania and Indonesia, the two most powerful countries there were, locked into battle. What happened next can be debated based on what side you took, what country you were in, and what you thought about the two countries involved in this epic battle, but the final result is undeniable. Romania lost huge amounts of land as well as the citizens that had lived in those lands. In short, for a variety of reasons, many of them having nothing to do with what actual Romanians did, Romania lost the war.
Afterwards Atlantis collapsed and we started on the slow progress to where we are now. I believe that Romania is the perfect example of what will eventually happen to all of the super empires in eRepublik. They will become unsustainable and eventually fall, whether they’re eRomania, eIndonesia, or eHungary. Still, as someone who lived through eRomania’s best days, and even visited eRomania on my first eWorld Tour, I felt the need to come back and see what has changed. Sadly it’s hard for me to tell what’s changed on my own since I don’t speak Romanian. So I did the next best thing and spoke with an actual Romanian, Congresswoman malika ela.
Q: After the break-up of Atlantis how do most Romanians feel about the eUS?
A: After that period we couldn't stand Americans anymore, because instead to help us fight against Hungary and Indonesia, they were afraid that we'll become a superpower. Only some high ranked soldiers fought for us then, average Americans didn't care to come and help.
Q: Romania was once one of the largest countries in the game, how do Romanians feel about giving so much territory back?
A: eRomanians blamed our allies for this situation, then admins, then their own leaders.
Q: Is Romania as strong today as it was when it controled much of Europe?
A: Stronger...can't be. The most important is that they don't have great leaders as they had back then. Our leaders are not as determinate at they should be, are really weak.
Q: Do most Romanians want to re-create the huge empire that Romania had built in the past?
A: Of course the most eRomanians want to re-create the Empire that we were. But reality changed, eRomania doesn't have a big population anymore. We want at least to have more wars, where eRomanias to fight for their own country, not only for allies.
Q: What has been the biggest change in Romania since the fall of Atlantis?
A: The biggest change in eRomania is the apathy that covered us. We try to fight against it, but the reality is kind of monochromatic lately for us. Still....we hope even now before elections from 5 November, that a miracle will happen. And I hope as well that a change will be made.
Whether or not today’s elections change things in eRomania remains to be seen, but I think that eRomania has a leg up on many eNations because they’ve seen just how powerful they can become. I’d like to thanks malika ela for answering my questions and giving an interesting view of the Romanian perspective. Here are some of the numbers that I’ve said I plan to show you on every nation I visit.
eUS GDP: 3348.54 Gold
eRomania GDP: 1719.29 Gold
eUS Exchange Rate (USD to Gold): 40.2:1
eRomania Exchange Rate (RON to Gold): 52.93:1
eUS Active Population: 3842
eRomania Active Population: 2307
For my next stop in the eWorld Tour I’m going to visit what may be the most hated country in all of eRepublik. I hope you’ve enjoyed the series so far, and I promise that there are interesting articles to come. Thanks for reading!
Comments
boomermaxx
eRomania is a horrible example of a fallen empire. Sure, they fell and aren't as powerful as they used to be, but they are gaining strength slowly but surely ever since their fall. Hungary is falling in strength currently while Romania is rising again.
You're going to the eUK?
Oh no....
First of all, our decadence has to do with animosity between eRomanian players, and the lack of will in doing something. The lack of action.
You interviewed the wrong citizen.
VIVA RUMANIA..
who is she?
Beats me, lol. \^[o.O]^/
Very interesting read.
If Congresswoman malika ela's sentiment is shared by most active eRomanians, then it's easy to suspect that the country will take another shot at becoming a powerhouse in Eastern Europe again.
Voted. ~
cum adica?
ea e "the next best thing"-"Congresswoman malika ela"
doar ca nu e "actual the best thing", adica, pe undeva, cred ca e o desincronizare
We are a lethal force , but asleep for the moment .Until Xmas (😛)
we'll be awake . You'll see then 😛
You are sure she was MALIKA ? Not Quicksilver ?
oops, sorry for my previous english with verry deep romanian accent
😁)
hmmmm...
no pics 🙁
No worries... It looks like a self-declared "imperialist" is going to win the elections in Romania. 😁
@JohnHolmes, here a picture from me 😛 http://www.deviantart.com/download/126633927/Blink_eye__practicing__by_natsukane.gif" target="_blank">http://www.deviantart.com/download/12663[..]e.gif
no debate here only controversy
I prefer this picture MALIKA : http://tinyurl.com/yh8llc4" target="_blank">http://tinyurl.com/yh8llc4
@Gaudeamus, iti admir spiritul artistic, adorabila postura 🙂
Excellent article
nici nu se putea sa aleaga mai bine cu cine sa vorbeasca...NOOT...sper sa se retraga inainte sa ne raporteze pe toti
You're going to the most hated country next?
That _has_ to be eUK.
If you have the strength of character to speak to them in anything other than a stream of cuss-words, you're a far better man than I.
nice article. voted up!
/salute
joj. 🙁
malika ela Citizen temporarily suspended for trolling.
ioi! Pardon.. lol!
Article somewhat good, interview ... ugh, you couldn't pick ANYONE else?
By the end of the war ROmania was fighting on two major fronts, one against Indonesia and one against Hungary who was atacking from the rear like they usually do 🙂
We had China,Russia and Iran atacking whenever they could to block us from atacking and ofc 1 or 2 RW's each day.
Romanians consider their best allies to be Croatia, Poland and the scandinavian countries who have stood by us until the very end and with whom we've laid down the basis for EDEN.
Over time, since its fall in Romania the older players that felt resent towards the USA for not helping as much in the war (only the USMC was stationed in Romania along with private citizens moved in to fight) have gradually left or become silent two-clickers and the ones that came after them in my opinion have a moderate view on the USA, some consider it an ally while others simply don't care that much.
The greatest cooperation between the Romania of today and the USA takes place at the highest levels of military command and diplomacy under the banner of Allied Forces which held the line in the invasion of North America by PEACE.
In my time as Romanian MoFA I met some great people in the US gov and military who were always friendly and easy to work with for which I hold great respect, in my view the best that the US had to offer was Eugene Harlot who when I first met him was serving as commander of the US Marines.
I would have told you stuff like this and other details if you'd had interviewed me but since you went with Malika forget I said anything 🙂
This is a good, well-written article, but I disagree that superpowers are heading this way-- far from it. The new MPPs rule is going to change things.
Lt. Scheisskopf
http://www.erepublik.com/en/newspaper/stars-and-stripes-journal-191155/1" target="_blank">http://www.erepublik.com/en/newspaper/st[..]155/1
what?why malika ela?couldn`t you interview one of our big leaders dsalageanu or maybe alex craciun who leaded our country to the win against hungary when we acheived to put the romanian flag in budapest?