In1848duringthetumultuouseraofEuropeanrevolutionsshakingthecontinentoutofitsfeudal-basedempire-basedsystemtheWallachianpoliticianNicolaeBalcescuistryingtoreachthesamerevolutionarygoalsathome.TogetherwithothermembersoftheWallachianeliteBalcescuforcesthemonarch`sabdicationandformsanewrevolutionaryprovisionalgovernmentinWallachia.ButhisidealisticgoalsofmodernizinghiscountryandenactingnewlandreformssocherishedbyhiscountrymenarerunningafoulofOttomanandRussianEmpires`foreignpoliciesthataimtokeepsmallneighboringcountriessuchasWallachiaintopermanentservitudeanddependence.