[Cz-L] [E-Mail schreiben an: ZIUA pe Internet] - Incredible

Dear Jerome,
Don't know whether you want to put this on the list. I believe there are
quite a few Romanian readers in the List. Published in a Romanian paper.
This article is scandalous and disgustingly nationalistic. There was
recently an exhibition in Bucharest regarding Czernowitz. The
article,reviewing the exhibition, written by a Jewish person, (maybe he
had to) insults the Ukrainean propaganda as to their claim to fame, and
insists on the "Romanian" character of the city and its old history,
what the Romanians have done to it, that the Austrians "stole" it from
Greater Romania, that many historical buildings were built by Romanians,
and ... that in the XIX century, arts and sciences flourished due,
naturally, to the Romanians. No mention of any Austrian, nor Jewish
contributions, to the city's architecture, economy,culture, and
civilization process. An incredible nationalism, seemingly worse than
the Ukrainean one.
The author then jumps to 1940, when the Russians blackmail "tore"
Bukowina and Bessarabia out of the Rom. body, then to 1941, praising the
parade taken by Antonescu and King Michael in town- no mention of the
German Nazi alliance with Romania in the war against Russia and the
Jewish population.Maybe Romania still dreams of recapturing Bukowina!
The final sentence - "even if today Czernowitz is Ukrainean, its heart
beats for Romania!!!"
The exclamation marks are mine.
What do you think?

[Moderator's note: Jerome and I decided to send this post out, and Gabriele kindly supplied a rough translation. Whether we agree or disagree with the article, it concerns historical views of the history of Czernowitz; certainly on topic for our list. The English translation is at the end of this email. Moderator Bruce]
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Datum: Sat, 01 Nov 2008 18:21:45 +0100
Von: ilan.erlbaum_at_gmx.de



    ZIUA - ANALIZE SI COMENTARII - sambata, 1 noiembrie 2008
        
         Cernauti 600 - o sarbatoare furata

Ucraina se lauda in Capitala Romaniei cu o expozitie de fotografii si
documente care marcheaza evenimentul implinirii a 600 de ani de existenta
oficiala a Cernautiului. Ca sarbatoreste la ea acasa evenimentul, hai sa
spunem ca mai treaca-mearga, dar tupeul de a veni cu propaganda ei tesita
in Capitala Romaniei si sa clameze marca ucraineana a orasului bucovinean e
sub orice bun simt.

        Merita Cernautii macar respectul pentru adevarul istoric: capitala
Bucovinei istorice nu e o creatie urbanistica ucraineana si zidurile ei nu
respira istorie ucraineana. Din toate fibrele ei respira istorie
romaneasca. Stema regiunii era un scut rosu, cu un stejar dezradacinat, de
argint, insotit de o parte si de alta de cate un brad dezradacinat, de aur,
si avand deasupra doua sabii de aur incrucisate. Copacii simbolizeaza
istoria dezradacinata a locului, iar sabiile - luptele victorioase ale
domnitorului roman Alexandru cel Bun din Codrul Cosminului. Exista si o
stema a Orasului: pe un scut rosu o cetate crenelata, de argint, cu doua
turnuri laterale, avand poarta deschisa, prin care se vede stema Moldovei
cu bourul cu stea in frunte. Dovada celor 600 de ani de existenta certa o
constituie Hrisovul Domnesc prin care domnitorul roman Alexandru cel Bun
da, la 8 octombrie 1408, privilegii negustorilor poloni din Liov. E
stipulata obligatia acestor negustori straini sa plateasca vama la
Cernauti. Viata targului era intensa, averile infloreau. Starnind poftele
polonezilor, austriecilor si rusilor dupa pamanturile si bogatiile
romanilor. Primul care i-a invatat minte pe netrebnicii care pofteau la
pamanturile si averile romanilor, a fost Stefan cel Mare. Domnitorul
moldovean i-a spulberat pe cavalerii si soldatii regelui polon Ioan Albert,
in 1497, in Codrul Cosminului. Cei ramasi in viata au fost decimati, din
nou, la Cernauti. Si tot aici, la Lentesti, Vornicul Boldur il bate pe
Mazoviti veniti in ajutorul regelui polon. De atunci, vreme de 6 secole,
iubirea de Bucovina romaneasca cantata de Mihai Eminescu a fost tot
incercata.

Dupa rapirea Bucovinei de catre austrieci, Cernautii au devenit, in 1777,
capitala provinciei. Bucovinenii nu si-au pierdut speranta, au opus
rezistenta valului de opresiuni straine, si un secol si jumatate mai
tarziu, in 1918, Adunarea Nationala a proclamat Unirea acestei parti a
Moldovei cu tara strabuna.

Multe sunt monumentele istorice legate de istoria romaneasca: Resedinta
Metropolitana, zidita in 1875; Cetatea Tetina, celebra in istoria militara
a Moldovei, ale carei ruine se vad in Parcul orasului; Biserica "Inaltarea
Domnului" din Lujeni, inaltata in secolul al XV-lea de Teodor Vitold;
Biserica din Toporauti, inaltata de Domnul Moldovei Miron Barnovschi;
Biserica si Casa familiei Hurmuzachi - edificii unde din totdeauna a
palpitat si a fost intretinut spiritul national romanesc. Din aceste locuri
cernautene isi trag originea multi domnitori, familii boieresti si
carturari de seama, precum Alexandru cel Bun, Petru Rares, Miron Costin si
Ioan Neculce.

Candva, capitala Bucovinei, "orasul dintre ceturi", cum ii spuneau poetii,
era una dintre citadelele romanismului. In secolul al XIX-lea, Aron Pumnul,
fratii Hurmuzachi si atatia altii, au creat la Cernauti un focar de
literatura, stiinta si simtire romaneasca. La mosia Cernauca de langa
Cernauti, a trait o vreme poetul Vasile Alecsandri, aici se intruneau
viitorul domnitor Alexandru Ioan Cuza, Mihail Kogalniceanu, ardeleanul
Gheorghe Baritiu, agitand constiintele pentru crearea unui stat national,
"cuprinzand toate provinciile locuite de romani".

In vara anului 1940, cand santajul sovietic a smuls Bucovina si Basarabia
din trupul Romaniei, toata tara a plans, pentru ca, un an mai tarziu, in
vara anului 1941, romanii de pretutindeni sa se bucure de prezenta regelui
Mihai I si a maresalului Ion Antonescu la parada de la Cernauti, a
realipirii celor doua provincii eliberate.

O fi, astazi, Cernauti un oras ucrainean, dar inima lui continua sa bata
romaneste. Expozitia "Cernauti 600" inaugurata de ucrainieni la Bucuresti,
nu schimba aceasta realitate spirituala.

         Tesu SOLOMOVICI

Articol disponibil la adresa
http://www.ziua.net/display.php?id=244863&data=2008-11-01
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D- 14057 Berlin

Tel./Fax: +49.30.321 15 38
E-Mail: EGWeissmann_at_gmx.net

[English Translation of above article.]

Here an informal translation of an article published in the Romanian „ZIUA“ - THE DAY –
Analysis and commentaries - 01. Nov. 2008

Czernowitz 600 – a stolen celebration

In the capital of Romania the Ukraine boasts with an exhibition of photographs and documents which mark the 600th anniversary of the official existence of Czernowitz.
That it celebrates this event at home, let’s say that it is somewhat OK, but the insolence
of coming with its interwoven propaganda in the Romanian Capital and to put a grip on the
Ukrainean influence on the Bukowinean city denotes a complete lack of good taste.

Czernowitz deserves at least respect for the historical truth: the capital of historical
Bukowina is not an urban Ukrainean creation and its walls do not breathe Ukrainean
history. The coat-of-arms of the region was a red shield, with a silver-coated, uprooted oak-tree, on both sides a gilt, uprooted fir-tree, and above, two golden, crossed swords.
The trees symbolize the upturned history of the region, and the swords – the victorious
fights of the Romanian prince Alexandru cel Bun (Alexander the Good) in the forest of Cosmin.
There is also a coat-of-arms of the city, on a red shield, the battlements of fortress, with two silver-coated towers on each side, with open gates showing the Moldavian coat-of-arms, - the ox bearing the star on its forehead.

The certain proof of 600 years of existence is certified by the Princely Charter of 8 October
1048, in which the Romanian ruler Alexandru cel Bun gave privileges to the Polish merchants of Liov (Lvov?). It stipulated that these foreign merchants be obliged to pay customs tax in Czernowitz. Market life there was intense, wealth prospered, this whetted the appetites of the Poles, Austrians and Russians for the lands and wealth of the Romanians.
The first who taught these villans who were coveting Romanian land and wealth a lesson, was Stefan cel Mare (Steven the Great). The Romanian ruler conquered the knights and soldiers of the Polish king John Albert in 1497, in the Cosmin forest. Later, those who survived were decimated again in Czernowitz. And at the same time, in Lentesti, leader Boldur beats the Mazoviti….(can’t translate) who had come to help the Polish king.
 From then on, the love for Romanian Bukowina as sung by Mihai Eminescu, was tried again and again for the next 6 centuries.

After Austria kidnapped Bukowina, in 1777, Czernowitz became the capital of the province.
The Bukowineans did not give up hope, they opposed the wave of foreign oppression
and one and a half centuries later, in 1918, the National Assembly proclaimed the
fusion of this part of Moldavia with the ancient homeland.

The historic monuments tied to Romanian history are numerous: the Metropolitan Residence,
built in 1875; the Cecina fortress, famous in the military history of Moldavia, which
ruins can be seen in the city park; the “Ascension” church in Lujeni, built in the XVth
Century by Teodor Vitold; the church in Toporauti, built by the Moldavian ruler
Miron Barnovschi; the church and the house of the Hurmuzachi family – buildings where
the quintessence of the Romanian national spirit was always felt and sustained .
Many rulers, bojar families and great scholars have their roots in these Czernowitz surroundings, such as Alexandru cel Bun, Petru Rares, Miron Costin and Ioan Neculce.

Once, the capital of Bukowina, the “city in the mists” as poets used to call it, was one of the
strongholds of romanism. In the XIX century, Aron Pumnul, the Hurmuzachi brothers and so many others, created in Czernowitz a hearth of Romanian literature, science and spiritual values. The poet Vasile Alecsandri lived for a while in the countrside estate of Cernauca near Czernowitz. Here the future ruler (of the united principalities) Alexandru Ioan Cuza, met with the writer Mihail Kogalniceanu, Gheorghe Baritiu from Ardeal/Translyvania, and together they stirred up awareness for the creation of a national state, “including all provinces where Romanians live”.

In the summer of 1940, when the Soviet blackmail policy tore away Bukowina and Bessarabia
 from the Romanian body, the entire country cried. However, one year later, in the summer
of 1941, Romanians from all over were happy with the parade in Czernowitz, attended by
the king Michael I and Marshall Ion Antonescu, when both provinces were freed and
reintegrated in the Kingdom.

Today Czernowitz may be an Ukrainean city, but its heartbeat continues as a Romanian one.
The Exhibition “Cernauti 600” opened in Bucharest by the Ukraineans, does not change
this spiritual reality.

Tesu Solomovici
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