First: sincere congrats to Tihamer for the subjects he tackles on his blog (I also used a previous post of his as inspiration – and material- for writing my recent post on ‘Magyarorszag’).
→ Read more Category: Communism
The US Library of Congress on Romania
To my shame (and my ultimate frustration) I have only found this excellent, objective, accesible, compact source on Romania very recently. My overall impression: this is the best snapshot on Romania’s historical, geographical, social, political, economic and military aspects I’ve ever run into, devoid of futile passions, gross incompetencies and other such features that plagued every single such study that I consulted before.
→ Read more Tismaneanu vs. Goma
Scriam acum cateva saptamani ca invitatia lui Vladimir Tismaneanu pentru Paul Goma de a face parte din comisia de investigare a comunismului ar fi fost o initiativa excelenta (ex-post apare ca dorinta a lui Traian Basescu si deloc a lui Tismaneanu, mais enfin, tot o idee foarte buna).
→ Read more Si despre ce as vrea sa scriu astazi
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intai de toate despre faptul ca mergem iarasi inapoi in materie de educatie si cercetare in Romania. Si scriam exact despre asta si intr-un interviu pentru noua revista Cultura acum cateva saptamani (numarul respectiv nu a aparut inca online dar interviul in forma ne-editata va fi publicat in postul meu urmator), insa nu ma gandeam sa se indeplineasca intocmai… Acolo spuneam ca nu pot spune ce va face Hardau dar deocamdata e prea mare tacere…ceea ce nu prevesteste nimic bun…si ca tot ce trebuie sa faca ‘mnealui e sa continue reformele lui Miclea.