Neamul Românesc în Basarabia

Nicolae Iorga wrote about Bessarabia and its troubled past. This book brings those texts together. They date from 1905 to 1940. They include travel notes and studies of the past. There are also portraits and pieces from a newspaper. The book is for readers drawn to Bessarabia’s past and culture.

It includes his 1905 travel account, Neamul românesc în Basarabia. It also has his 1912 study, Basarabia noastră. Iorga wrote it to mark 100 years since Russia seized the region. Parts of Oameni cari au fost look at Bessarabia’s writers and scholars. They include C. Stamati, B. P. Hasdeu and Zamfir Arbore. He also writes about A. Mateevici and S. Murafa. Pavel Gore and Leon Donici feature too. Some pieces come from the newspaper Neamul românesc. Its stance was national and democratic.

Iorga did more than study Bessarabia’s past. He wrote about it in the press and taught at a university. He addressed it as a senator and minister too. He also served as a guide to scholars from Bessarabia.

The editor, Dr. Iordan Datcu, adds notes and comments. These give more facts, some not published before. They cover the places, events and people in Iorga’s texts.