by Ana Maria Schiopu | Feb 26, 2020 | Romania
Alexandru Vasiliu Tătăruși was a folklore collector, who dedicated his entire life to rural education. Between July 11, 1916 and January 25, 1918, A. Vasiliu fought on the frontlines of the First World War. He was wounded and was rewarded for his bravery with two... by Ana Maria Schiopu | Feb 24, 2020 | Romania, World War I in 1918
In the winter of 1917, Bucharest was under occupation, and the inhabitants of Muntenia were forced to flee. Besides poverty and disease, the main enemy was the cold. Moldavia did not expect such a large number of refugees. One of the biggest problems facing Iași, the... by Ana Maria Schiopu | Feb 10, 2020 | Romania
Nicolae Brăiloiu was a hero, dying in the first month of the war. He was very young, only 23 years old, but he already had a Bachelor’s Degree in Letters, a Doctorate in Law and was a practicing lawyer. He went to the front as a reserve lieutenant of the 10th Howitzer... by Ana Maria Schiopu | Feb 6, 2020 | Romania
Lucian Blaga had just returned to Sebeș from his studies in Vienna on November 1, 1918. The Hungarians still did not believe in the collapse of the empire, but things changed from one day to another: the gendarmes who still displayed a calm air “[…] were still wearing... by Ana Maria Schiopu | Feb 3, 2020 | World War I in 1918
One of the thousands of heroes of the Great War who have left their testimonies and had written about their experience on the front, is Constantin T. Stoika. He died at the end of October 1916, on the Olt Valley. His journal was published in 1921, in an edition edited...