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QUOTATIONS: How other people see us (II) – Harold NICOLSON

April 27th, 2010 · No Comments · Books, Diary, OPINION, PEOPLE, quotations

The Harold Nicolson Diaries: 1907-1963
Sir Harold George Nicolson KCVO CMG (21 November 1886 – 1 May 1968) was an English diplomat, author, diarist and politician.
Amongst these diaries there a brief insightful portrait of King Carol II of Romania, whom Harold Nicolson visited in Bucharest:

“He had ordered he said, a purely Romanian luncheon. God, it was good! In spite of my feeling so faint, I gobbled hard. We talked agreeably. He is a bounder, but less of a bounder than he seemed in London. He was more at ease. His Windsor blue eyes were wistful and he had something behind them. He spoke with intelligence about Chamberlain and Eden and the Italian Agreement and the French cabinet and the league of Nations. He was well-informed and most sensible. We kept all debating topics away.”

Pictori romani in Bretania 1880-1930 – sau cu Institutul Cultural Roman (Paris), din lac in put.

March 18th, 2010 · 3 Comments · Art Exhibitions, Diary, OPINION

este absolut eveident ca dupa expozitia Grigorescu dela Agen si Barbizon, urmata de expozitia de la Quimper toate localitati cu o populatie redusa si de un interes cultural limitat, putem afirma ca Arta culturii romanesti, asa cum este ea gerata de nastrusnicii nostri kulturnici este plimbata “in parteneriat” prin locuri periferice si provincii cu densitate urbana scazuta, ca “din lac in put,” iar impactul cultural in strainatate este absolut infim. Aceasta este cu atat mai jenant cu cat fondurile de organizare nu ar fi cu mult mai mari daca asemenea expozitii ar avea loc in marile orase ale Frantei, cunoscute vaduri de cultura si de intelectualitate. Dar aceste ‘detalii’, asa cum am mai spus, nu sunt luate in consideratie de cei (i)responsabili, fie pentru ca nu isi dau seama, din lipsa unei suprafate intelectuale sau fie pentru ca, pur si simplu, nu se sinchisesc pentru ca nu o fac pe banii lor si ori si cum nimeni nu le tine socoteala: sau cu alte cuvinte orbul conduce pe orb in acea atmosfera calduta de autosatisfactie inepta ale infinitelor cumetrii.

Orwell Diaries (ed. Peter Davison, Harvil Secker, London 2009)

November 17th, 2009 · No Comments · Books, Diary, PEOPLE, Reviews, quotations

Orwell Diaries 1931- 1949
Edited by Peter Davison, Publ: Harvil Secker
ISBN 9781846553295
(sourced from ten original diary notebooks)
I bought Orwell’s Diaries thinking that I could glean more information about his philosophical conversion from Spanish Republicanism to what had become later a lucid critic of left-wing dictatorship. It appears, sadly, that two notebooks of diaries [...]

Mircea Milcovitch – Retrospective

November 8th, 2009 · 6 Comments · Art Exhibitions, Diary, Diaspora, PEOPLE

Romanian-born French man, Mircea Milcovitch is a sculptor, painter and engraver whose profile in the French artistic landscape gained not only national but international recognition. His latest retrospective at the Hôtel Montulé, Dreux is open to 30th November 2009.
Here the visitor could see for the first time the most representative oeuvre of the artist’s life, [...]

Romanian Royals – Queen Anna de Romania, Pss. of Denmark and of Bourbon-Parma

May 12th, 2009 · No Comments · Diary, Diaspora, PEOPLE, Uncategorized

Queen Anne of Romania, Princess of Denmark and of Bourbon-Parma – a descendant of the princes of Moldavia

HM Queen Anne de Romania, Princess of Denmark and of Bourbon-Parme
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http://www.blouseroumaine.com/orderthebook_p1.html
Regina Anna de Romania, Printesa de Danemarca si de Bourbon-Parma se trage, asa cum spune numele, din Bourboni, care au fost regii Frantei [...]

ROMANIA VAZUTA DE LA LONDRA –

September 6th, 2006 · Comments Off · Diary

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? [...]

IZMENELILE PROFESORULUI IZMENETZKY JUNIOR

May 15th, 2006 · Comments Off · 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 ca sa stabilim [...]

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De 17 Martie, Ziua Sf. Patrick , Romania saluta Irlanada

March 15th, 2006 · Comments Off · Diary, PEOPLE, Poetry, Translations

17 MARTIE – ZIUA SFANTULUI PATRICK
DE ZIUA NATIONALA A IRLANDEI, ROMANIA SALUTA IRLANDA
(Constantin Roman, Londra, Martie 2006)
Patrick este cel mai obisnuit pronume al Irlandezilor cu echivalentul feminin de Patricia, amandoua folosind, acelasi diminutiv – Pat, oarecum confuz pentru identitatea genului. Cel mai vechi text din literatura Irlandeza este chiar documentul scris de catre episcopul [...]

Of Exorcism, Orthodox nuns and Ceausescu’s Children – Letter to an Italian Friend

June 20th, 2005 · Comments Off · Diary, International Media, PEOPLE

Carissima Principessa,
You were kind enough to send me a link and I thank you for it:
http://www.corriere.it/Primo_Piano/Cronache/2005/06_Giugno/19/suora.shtml
Romania, giovane suora muore crocifissa
Era stata legata per tre giorni a una croce di legno da quattro suore e da un abate per un rito di esorcismo
[img align=right]http://www.romanianstudies.org/images/articles/exorcism/mad_priest.jpg[/img]BUCAREST – Una giovane suora di 23 anni, tenuta per tre giorni legata [...]

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