The Emergence of a New Leadership in Changing Times. Looking for an in situ Transylvanian Elite during the 1918 Revolution Andreea Dăncilă INEOAN Abstract: The period between the end of October and the beginning of December 1918 was for Transylvania an interval marked by deep instability, generated by a strong challenge to the established authority. […]
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The Birth of an Aromanian Elite: The Case of Christea Geagea
The Birth of an Aromanian Elite: The Case of Christea Geagea Emanuil INEOAN Abstract: The case of Christea Geagea is emblematic of the profile of an Aromanian intellectual dedicated to the ethnic survival of his own group in a context where the danger of assimilation was at the highest levels. Christea Gegea represented an extremely […]
Intellectuals and Culture: Contributions to the Development of the Jewish Elite in the Central European Context
Intellectuals and Culture: Contributions to the Development of the Jewish Elite in the Central European Context Margareta SZEGŐ Abstract. This narrative unfolds a captivating historical tapestry of the Jewish elite in Arad, Romania, spanning various domains of influence. Focused on individuals like Aron Chorin, Ármin Éles, Ármin Wallfisch, József Stauber, József Károly, Sándor Károly, Nándor […]
Ratio Studiorum and the Jesuit Education in Cluj
Ratio Studiorum and the Jesuit Education in Cluj Ferenc Dániel PÁLL-SZABÓ* Abstract. In this article we provide a detailed overview of Ignatius of Loyola’s influence on Jesuit education, particularly focusing on the Ratio Studiorum. We outline the organization, goals, and principles of Jesuit education, as well as the roles of key figures such as the […]
Întâia vizită în Transilvania a Regelui Ferdinand și a Reginei Maria, Second Edition (Baia Mare: Marist Publishing House, 2019)
Emil Stoian, Sebastian Măluşelu- Întâia vizită în Transilvania a Regelui Ferdinand și a Reginei Maria, Second Edition (Baia Mare: Marist Publishing House, 2019) Roxana Silvia Moraru The book Întâia vizită în Transilvania a regelui Ferdinand și a reginei Maria (The First Visit to Transylvania of King Ferdinand and Queen Marie) represents, from a historiographical point […]
Feeling Like It: A Theory of Inclination and Will (Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2021)
Tamar Schapiro- Feeling Like It: A Theory of Inclination and Will (Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2021) Cristian Vulpe Feeling like doing something is different from deciding to do it. Being inclined to act and willing to act are distinct expressions of agency. Nevertheless, they are importantly connected. In her captivating new book, Feeling Like It, […]
Formation of The Political Elite in the MSSR (1944-1945)
Formation of The Political Elite in the MSSR (1944-1945) Ruslan Sevenco Abstract. Personnel policy in the USSR pursued the goal of forming a layer of “national cadres” dedicated to the cause of communism, the local leadership elite. Its direct conductor on the ground was the republican party leadership, county, city and district party structures and […]
CIA Reports on the Early Years of Communism in Romania (1946 – 1949)
CIA Reports on the Early Years of Communism in Romania (1946 – 1949) Dan Roman Abstract. An institution created with the main purpose of ensuring adequate knowledge, substantiated in an integrated manner, of the threat the USSR represented both to the USA and to the free world in general, the CIA carried out a sustained […]
French Language in Higher Education in Communist Romania
French Language in Higher Education in Communist Romania Valentin Maier Abstract. Studying foreign language is very useful for many reasons and understanding how this type of education was done could offer us many more other insights even important for our history. Apart from classical languages, French was the first and most important foreign language studied […]
Archbishop Teofil Herineanu- A Pastoral Mission of Sacrifice during Persecution
Archbishop Teofil Herineanu- A Pastoral Mission of Sacrifice during Persecution Cristian-Mihai Bumb Abstract. Bishop Teofil Herineanu (who later became archbishop), belongs to the category of Transylvanian personalities who militated for the interests of Romanians in quite turbulent times, and the moment of starting his ecclesiastical activity, the political situation was unfavorable, taking place at time […]