“The Szekler problem” – G. Badea Lătuceanu. Book review

This material is a review of the book entitled The Szekler Problem, written by G. Badea Lătuceanu. The book deals with the question of the origin of the Szeklers and demonstrates that they are not Hungarians. The fact that today they speak Hungarian (with noticeable peculiarities) and have Hungarian names (in fact Hungarianized) is the result of an intense and long process of assimilation. At present, the Hungarian state is demanding autonomy for a so-called “Szeklerland” in which, according to the 2022 census, not a single person has declared themselves to be a Szekler. This book also presents in a synthetic and argued manner how the presence of Romanians in the south-east of Transylvania has been diminished over time by aggressive Hungarianization policies.