“So humble and truly devoted to his church”: Dionisie Erhan. Biographical notes Author: Ioan-Augustin GURIŢĂ Keywords: Dionisie Erhan, Bessarabia, Romania, Orthodox faith, national consciousness. Dionisie Erhan was one of the clergymen who played a part in maintaining and affirming the Romanain consciousness in Bessarabia. A distinguished personality, he had a special activity for the […]
Fighting in order to write. Camil Petrescu and his war experience Author: Gheorghe NEGUSTOR Keywords: the Great War, Camil Petrescu, war literature, patriotism, war memory. Camil Petrescu, one of the best-known Romanian writers has also had an extraordinary experience during the First World War. Enlivened by profound national feelings, the writer had lived through […]
An official address of Prince Obolensky, Imperial Russian commissioner, on Romania’s war reparations after the Russo Turkish war of 1877-1878 Author: Andreea TACU Keywords: Prince Mihail Obolensky, Eugeniu Stătescu, Romanian War of Independence, war reparations, Russo-Turkish War. The Russo-Turkish war of 1877-1878 created the context for Romania to officially declare its independence from the […]
Hajduks (outlaws) in Moldavia of modern era Author: Daniel DIEACONU Keywords: hajduks (outlaws), robbers, posse, peasants, exploiters. This article proposes a controversial topic in the history of Romanians, given the fact that between robbers and hajduks most often could not be made a definite delimitation. The “robbers with weapons” for the authorities were thieves, […]