Prince Mihail R. Sturdza was a descendant of an ancient and influential boyar family that had shaped Romanian history for generations. He served as a career diplomat in major capitals, including Washington, Vienna, and Copenhagen, before his brief and turbulent tenure as (September 1940 – January 1941) under the National Legionary State.
The subtitle, Amintiri din țara pierdută (Memories from the Lost Country), reflects his mourning for the Greater Romania (România Mare) established after 1918, which he saw destroyed by internal corruption and external betrayal.
Sturdza’s narrative is less a traditional autobiography and more a scathing critique of the "conspiracy" he believed led to World War II.
Sturdza frames the book as a warning to future generations about the "insidious destruction" of spiritual and national values. (PDF) Romania si Sfarsitul Europei Amintiri Mihail Sturdza
He argues that the collapse of European civilization was not accidental but a "collective suicide" fueled by the naive or intentional concessions made by Western powers to the Soviet Union.