The memory of 1859 in the People’s Republic of Romania. A centenary reflected in the literary discourse Author: Georgiana LEŞU Keywords: historiography, discourse, literary press, “Viața Romînească”, the Union of the Principalities. This paper focuses on the historical discourse from the People’s Republic of Romania, used by the communist state as a mean for […]
Lampooning, enlightening and fighting for social justice in Ion Vinea’s “Contimporanul” magazine (1922-1932) Author: Ruxandra Diana DRAGOLEA Keywords: “Contimporanul”, Romanian press, Ion Vinea, Vintilă Brătianu, lampoons. The “Contimporanul” magazine represents a hallmark in the Romanian 20th century press, on a par with “Facla” and other well-known Socialist publications. Studying its collections that span for […]
Prince Carol – between love and duty Author: Daniel DIEACONU Keywords: crown prince, dynasty, abdication, war, morganatic marriage. This study focuses on the childhood, adolescence, and youth of Prince Carol, who was to be known in history as King Carol II, until the end of the National Unification War. First in line of succession […]
Socialization and political communication. A few observations on the Moldo-Wallachian meeting from Mânjina (1845) Author: Cosmin MIHUŢ Keywords: forty-eighters, cultural connections, political friendships, salons, national discourse. This article explores the extent to which certain forms of sociability, in this case a meeting from Mânjina, and cultural association represented milieus that favored the political communication […]
Medicine on paper. The first Romanian medical journals and their founders Author: Mircea-Cristian GHENGHEA Keywords: Romanian press, medicine, foreign physicians, modernisation. The segment represented by the medical press of the 19th century is still insufficiently known and appreciated within the history of medicine when considering the general evolution of the medical science during the […]