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ARGIA – Basque weekly Magazine – 90th Anniversary

November 6th, 2009 · 2 Comments · International Media, OPINION, PEOPLE, Reviews, Translations

Why ARGIA? This Basque-speaking weekly published on its front page of October 2009 a feature article on “Herta MULLER – THE JOURNEY TO THE 2009 NOBEL PRIZE FOR LITERATURE” We asked San Sebastian journalist Karlos Zurutuza, to tell us something about ARGIA: “ARGIA ASTEKARIA is a  Basque-speaking weekly which covers  Basque culture and both national […]

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Cu boii lui Grigorescu pe Calea Vacilor

June 17th, 2009 · 4 Comments · Art Exhibitions, Diaspora, OPINION, Reviews

Din Codrii Vlasiei la codrul Barbizonului – sau cu boii lui Grigorescu pe Calea Vacilor (Comentarii pe marginea expozitiei Grigorescu de la Barbizon, 2006) Cand ai un deficit intelectual  si iti lipseste suprafata de cultura europeana, atunci cauti sa o carpesti cum poti, sau, parafrazand zicala englezeasca, in vernacularul romanesc s-ar zice ca incerci sa […]

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Pourquoi Matisse?

May 6th, 2009 · 2 Comments · Books, Communist Prisons, Diaspora, Famous People, History, International Media, OPINION, PEOPLE, Poetry, POLITICAL DETENTION / DISSENT, quotations, Reviews, Translations

Après la chute de Ceausescu, l’image de la Blouse roumaine retrouva graduellement sa place, lentement, comme le réveil après un cauchemar surréaliste : est-ce que la transition existe ? Est-ce pour de vrai ? Le passé va-t-il se répéter ? Dans ce sens, une mise en garde fut émise par le porte-parole du Parlement polonais lorsqu’il déclara : « Il ne faut que quelques semaines aux Empires pour s’écrouler, mais la mentalité impérialiste a besoin de plusieurs générations avant de disparaître. »

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Romanian Destinies in The Times of London Obituary: Monica Lovinescu

April 27th, 2009 · 4 Comments · Books, Diaspora, Famous People, History, International Media, OPINION, PEOPLE, POLITICAL DETENTION / DISSENT, quotations

Romanian dissident whose broadcasts from exile in Paris enraged the communist authorities
Monica Lovinescu
Asked in April 2002 about her opinion on the desirability of a Nuremberg-style trial of communism, Lovinescu answered:

The trial of communism might have offered Romanian mentality a real chance for change. The handful of initiatives taken so far are built entirely on moving sands. We cannot consider a Nuremberg-style trial simply because that involves winners and losers. Or, in this particular instance, communism lost its own war: it simply imploded, not exploded. But one should consider at least a moral prosecution. It is impossible to contemplate the fact that torturers in Romania have not been yet morally indicted.

Monica Lovinescu, M.Litt., Grand Officer, Order of the Star of Romania, was married to fellow journalist, literary critic and political analyst Virgil Ierunca (1920-2006). They leave no children and their estate has been bequeathed to a Romanian government foundation.

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The voice of the journalist and human rights activist Monica Lovinescu in her regular Paris broadcasts to the people of Romania during the postwar decades became synonymous with freedom and was a lifeline for those listeners behind the Iron Curtain.

As a result she was severely beaten up on the orders of the communist authorities in Bucharest, and, in a vengeful act, her elderly mother was sent to prison, where she died.

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ROMANIA VAZUTA DE LA LONDRA –

September 6th, 2006 · Comments Off on ROMANIA VAZUTA DE LA LONDRA – · Diary, Diaspora, International Media, OPINION

ROMANIA VAZUTA DE LA LONDRA – problema copiilor Abandonati

ROMANII – RUDELE SARACE ALE EUROPEI:

Sunt cam deprimat de cand, pe canalele englezesti ale televiziuniii, tot ce se discuta este despre valul iminent de imigranti romani si bulgari care ar incerca sa vina sa lucreze in Marea Britanie odata cu noua extindere a UE.
Motivul acestei ingrijorari? “Sunt deja prea multi straini (Polonezi) la munca, veniti in Marea Britanie”. Numarul lor nu se stie precis, dar se pare ca ar fi circa 450,000 – adica aproximativ cam de zece ori mai multi de cat prevederile cifrelor oficiale.
Alt motiv al ingrijorarii?
“Romanii sunt corupti si criminali”.

Da, ori si cat ar fi de umilitoare si de incomoda eticheta care ni se da, asta este perceptia in occident – falsa si nedreapta, gandim noi, dar asa este! Aceasta eticheta a conducatorilor si a politicienilor nostri de azi acum se lipeste omului de rand, care vrea sa castige o bucata de paine, muncind cinstit in strainatate.
Dar ca si cum aceasta perceptie negativa nu ar fi fost destul ca sa ne otraveasca viata, mai recent jurnalisti britanici au filmat in orfelinatele din Romania:
Desigur am fost prea naiv ca sa dau crezare afirmatiilor guvernului de la Bucuresti, conform caruia aceasta racila a trecutului disparuse, doar ca sa aflu ca este aceeasi ca acum 17 ani – cu singura diferenta ca acum realitatea se ascunde sub pres: copii abandonati, infometati, piele pe os, legati cu mainile la spate sau legati de pat, fara stimulatie de nici un fel, lasati sa stea in pat toata ziua si toata noaptea fara a fi schimbati, personal insuficient, ingirijire medicala zero – copii destinati sa devina niste zarzavaturi umane vestejite, inainte sa infloreasca: era o viziune de cosmar medieval.

Pana acum dadeam vina pe Ceausescu si pe comunism – dar acum, dupa 17 ani de “tranzitie”?
Acum trebuie sa dam vina pe ipocrizia si dublele standarde, pe prefecatoria institutionala si politicianista care da praf in ochi publicului autohton si strain, asigurandu-ne ca “totul este bine”, ca “suntem la nivel European, sau aproape.” Cu alte cuvinte, asa cum ar spune englezul, “cloud cuckoo-land”, sau “Alice in Wonderland”: totul factice!

UNDE ESTE SPIRITUL CIVIC ROMANESC?

De fapt, de ce suntem in starea asta de abandon al aproapelui? Nu sunt acestia copiii nostri? Generatia de maine? Nu, nu are importanta! Societatea Civila nu are inca forta, spiritul civic nu s-a format. Aveam, chiar acum o suta cinci zeci de ani spiritul de ajutorare, de civism si de caritate patronat de Elena Doamna, de Carmen Silva, de Regina Maria, care prin exemplul si dedicatia lor au antrenat in aceasta activitate nu numai pe barbatii lor, oamnei politici si de stat, dar si pe doamnele inaltei societati: regimul communist s-a inversunat sa distruga tot ce se cladise cu truda de cateva generatii si sa stinga spiritul de civism in cele mai inumane inchisori si lagare de concentrare, in domiciliul fortat al Baraganului nesimtirii noastre viscerale. Ar cam trebui nevestele si amantele tovarasilor, incepand cu cei cu dosare de retea si de informatori sa-si ispaseasca pacatele facand opera de caritate – sa-si vanda termopanele ca sa le ofere copiilor nostri o existenta civilizata si umana. La fel cu nevestele oamenilor din aparatul de guvern si de stat, sau ale oamenilor cu profil inalt; sa se demarcheze, sa se declare, sa se implice in opere de caritate.Si aici o precizare; ma refer nu la caritatea personala, pt conurile de banca proprii, gen Matusa Tamara.

Bani in prostie de la UE au venit, ba au fost dati mai multi decat i-am fi meritat, sau care i-am fi putut fura prin coruptia ministeriala si de la toate nivelele (vezi scandalul Palatului Justitiei).

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Neologismele Straine – Parazitii vocabularului ??

June 5th, 2006 · Comments Off on Neologismele Straine – Parazitii vocabularului ?? · OPINION

Neologismele Straine – Parazitii vocabularului ?? Oare avem nevoie de neologisme straine, cand putem folosi cuvinte perfect adecvate intelesului care il dorim luate direct din limba Romana? Putem evita sau chiar curma aceasta tendinta, prin lege, prin oprobiu public, sau prin indiferenta? Vom reusi oare sa stavilim invazia intrusilor prin diktat, sau sa le dam […]

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IZMENELILE PROFESORULUI IZMENETZKY JUNIOR

May 15th, 2006 · Comments Off on IZMENELILE PROFESORULUI IZMENETZKY JUNIOR · Diary, Diaspora, OPINION, PEOPLE

Izmenelile Profesorului Izmenetzky Junior (sau: “Vrei, nu vrei, bea Grigore aghiazma!) Pentru acei cititori care mai ar avea inca dubii asupra originii mioritice al numelui Profesorului Izmenetzky, trebuie sa-i asigur dintr-un inceput ca este un patronim perfect respectabil si neaos Romanesc. Pentru aceasta mai bine sa ne referim la dictionarul etimologic al regretatului Alexandru Cioranescu […]

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Retrospectiva Nicolae Grigorescu, AGEN, Franta (11 Apr. – 14 Aug 2006)

April 26th, 2006 · Comments Off on Retrospectiva Nicolae Grigorescu, AGEN, Franta (11 Apr. – 14 Aug 2006) · Art Exhibitions, OPINION, PEOPLE

Prunele lui Grigorescu Pe marginea unei expozitii retrospective Romanesti in orasul Agen (11 Aprilie – 14 August 2006) Si vous voulez savoir comment Nous nous aimâmes pour des prunes, Je vous le dirai doucement, Si vous voulez savoir comment. L’amour vient toujours en dormant, Chez les bruns comme chez les brunes; En quelques mots voici […]

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