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Eminescu writing about Russia and our Independence War 143hinder the historic course of some powers, prepared for hundred of years tofollow this or that specific path” 28 . That’s why, he noticed that “the Slavs willremain as numerous as they are now, even more they will increase their number,while the Turks will decrease theirs and we will deal with the anomaly that twomillions ottomans will dominate the rest of Christians” 29 , and “the wholeEurope’s Slav phobia is a proof that in its middle and southern parts the Slavsare forming masses, compact and full aware of their importance, against whichare allying the all non-Slav nations” 30 .Intuitive and experienced in the external European politics, Eminescudidn’t believe in “the spontaneity of that comedy from Bosphor”, as he ironicallycharacterized the Conference from Constantinople, because it ignored theinterests of the Romanian diplomacy, our country risking to be isolated, to theconcerning of the poet and journalist.Taking a piece of news from “Agence Russe”, according to which, ThePorte received on the part of many state’s hands “the assurance that Romania’sneutrality is not stipulated in any treaty” and so, “it [The Porte, n.n.] declaredthat, the moment the Russians will pass the Prut, it will occupy several strategicpoints from the left of the Danube” 31 , Eminescu warned the governors about thegravity of the Ottoman’s intentions specified in this piece of news. In hisopinion, the information has the gift to awaken those Romanian politicians whobelieved in the “the real neutrality of Romania, collectively guaranteed byEurope’s Great Powers” 32 .Talking about the debates of the Conference from Constantinople, whichhe ironically called “the puppets show from Constantinople”, he warned that theEuropean Powers would ensure the collective guarantee of the Romania’sneutrality “and that will be the moment when Russia will decide not to start awar against the whole world” 33 .As the war was getting close, Eminescu became sad because, while theRomanian governors continued the internal political fights, useless andinopportune, on the external plan, countries as Russia “would like to compensatethe loss of money, resulted from the mobilization of the army, with a plot of landfrom our country” 34 , something that, unfortunately, will come true. Watching “theevents developing fast, knocking on the history’s door and the time for peace28 Ibidem.29 Ibidem.30 Ibidem.31 [“ received from Constantinople… ”], in “Curierul de Iaşi”, 10,nr. 39, 13 th April 1877, p. 3.32 Ibidem.1877, p. 3.33 Ibidem.34 [“«Curierul financiar», the mirror …”], in “Curierul de Iaşi”, 10, nr. 26, 9 th March