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The History of Armenians of Romania: Past, Present, Future
The oldest Armenian church and sanctuary in Europe are in Romania
Hakob Asatryan
Bucharest-Prague
We begin our coverage of Armenians in Europe our acquaintance with the Armenians of Europe from Romania, as the richest Armenian cultural and spiritual heritage throughout Europe is in Romania .
It is surprising that, even after 25 years of the fall of the Communist regime, this country remains undiscovered for vast masses of Armenians and Europeans. Traces of history are everywhere in here. One has the impression that this area has been part of Armenia in the past by just looking at the map of Armenian churches across the country. Meanwhile, the number and capacity of the Armenians have reached such a level of development that Romania has become a second home for them.
The oldest Armenian community in Europe belongs to this country, where the first information on Armenians goes back to the tenth century, during the
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Angelus 2015 for Serhiy Zhadan
THE vägg FORGOTTEN
Piotr Kępiński writes about works of a remarkable but forgotten writer, Vasil Bykov (died in 2003).
Have you seen The Ascent directed by Larisa Shepitko? It was an excellent film starring Anatoli Solonitsyn? A peculiar psychodrama, philosophical tale where metaphysics ruled over realism? After I saw the film, I thought that the Russians had an ability to speak about war in a truly moving way, they know how to evoke strong feelings. Back then, I did not know that Shepitko’s spelfilm was based on a short story by Vasil Bykov, the most remarkable Belarusian writer.
There was a time when Bykov was recognised as a writer in Poland. His short stories were regularly published. He was not a well-known writer, but reviewers and critics of soviet literature noticed his works. Bykov was writing all the time – effects of his ceaseless work were clearly visible as he became a master of short forms. He developed hi
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Focus on Multilingualism
Since each EU state is entitled to having a representative in the European kommission, a new post had to be created ahead of the Jan. 1 accession of Romania to the EU: that of commissioner for multilingualism. The brev has been carved out of the portfolio of Culture and Education Commissioner Jan Figel.
After Romania's first candidate, Varujan Vosganian, was rejected by socialist members of the European Parliament as being "on the payroll of economic tycoons," the candidacy of Leonard Orban, Romania's secretary of state in the Ministry of European Affairs, is expected to go through without major glitches.
During a recent hearing in the European Parliament, Orban stressed that multilingualism is a must in the EU as it forms part of its identity.
"English is not enough," Orban said. "Multilingualism is good for businesses and competitiveness."
A white elephant?
In addition to working on ensuring good communication inside the institutions and with