The Greeks
We do not hate the Greeks; quite to the contrary, we love them and we share the same heritage: a nationality to build; for we have the same interests, the same pains, the same hopes; and when we say 'we love them' we can bring proofs to support this statement:
The Beheaded Rooster
see movie trailer excerpt My grandfather was called Goldschmidt, H. H. I. G. Goldschmidt, and he came from Schirkanyen, near Fogarasch. He was a Saxon of Transylvania, coming from a family eight hundred years old! and, documents could prove it, a pure German for twenty five
The Bitter Aftertaste Of Finis Saxoniae
excerpt Let's not be beastly to the nemţi[1], indeed. We owe them solid buildings dating back to prosperous times, they founded many a fortified city and settlement of historic importance; in one of our common sayings, absolute fairness is equated to splitting costs
The Saxons, The Romanians, The Fortified Town And Rural Tourism
excerpt Prejmer is a village a little further from Brasov, known, of old, for its peasant stronghold, the largest in Transylvania, begun in 1211 by the Teutonic knights. But also known, in the past, for the largest SAA (State Agricultural Association) in the area, which
The Germans In Romania
There had been groups of German colonists in all the historical provinces, which came to make up Greater Romania at the end of 1918. But these Germans had not immigrated into Romania: they had come to Bessarabia when it belonged to Russia (and was returned to Soviet Russia
The Croats
Representing a southern Slavic origin population, the Croats in Romania are a homogeneous community with specific traditions and customs, being preponderantly Roman Catholic. Short history Scholars from Croatia, especially linguists, are very interested in the language
Personalities Of The Bulgarian Community
No one can argue the fact that the Bulgarians established in the Banat region – a rich, fertile and picturesque area – have been well-known for their capacity to work, tolerance, loyalty and openness in their relations with other co-nationals, regardless of nationality,
The Bulgarians
Although not in large numbers, the Bulgarians have been the southern neighbors of the Romanians for centuries. They are a varied community in respect to religious confession, but united in matters of language and culture. Short historyThe Catholic Bulgarians from Banat
The Albanian Bucharest: From Merchant Elites To Cultural Elites
excerpts The gradual development of a cultural Moldo-Walachian elite of Albanian origin, that was able to manifest an awareness of the cultural identity of its origins through certain activities in this respect, an elite devoted to the idea of a modern and independent Albania,
Correspondance Alecsandri-Ghica-Negri
A Ion Ghica Mirceşti, 9 août 1880 Cher vieux, Je t'envoie les quatre premiers actes de Pepelea. Quant au cinquième; je dois le retoucher avant de te l'envoyer, ce sera fait bientôt. J'ai eu un tas d'affaires et de moussafirs depuis mon retour. J'espère
Esquisse D’une Méthode De Folklore Musical
On peut consideerer comme particulierrement caractéristique pour le reepertoire populaire roumain sa division en genres nettement deefinis, de style et d'usage diffeerents et dont l'exeecution est elle-même seeverrement reegleee par l'usage. La plupart de
Les Roumains Et La Francophonie
Le concept de francophonie dépasse le niveau linguistique, car il a une dimension culturelle bien plus importante. Il s'agit au fond d'une famille de peuples qui parlent le français, mais qui en même temps ont adopté une certaine façon de penser à la française.