AUTHOR: Dan RÂPĂ BIBLIOLOGICAL NOTES REGARDING “DER TÜRKENKALENDER FÜR <1455>”, (MAINZ, 1454) Danubius, XX, Galaţi, 2002, pp. 139-150. Abstract The article deals with a rare and valuable piece of bibliophily, the incunable Eine Mahnung Der Christenheit Widder Die Durken (commonly known by the name Der Türkenkalender fûr <1455>), printed in Mainz, in 1454. The work…

AUTHOR: Dan RÂPĂ, Adrian VASILESCU CONSENSUS AND ENERGETIC MEASURES FOR THE DEFENCE OF THE NATIONAL POLITICAL INTERESTS REFLECTED IN THE CORRESPONDENCE BETWEEN THE DIPLOMAT NICOLAE TITULESCU AND THE GENERAL ALEXANDRU AVERESCU Danubius, XX, Galaţi, 2002, pp. 105-138. Abstract This study exploits several personal letters between the diplomat Nicolae Titulescu and the general Alexandru Averescu, dating…

AUTHOR: Viorica-Steluţa PISICĂ THE FISHERY HALLS FROM GALAŢI Danubius, XX, Galaţi, 2002, pp. 97-104. Abstract The town of Galaţi, surrounded by the rivers Danube, Pruth, Siret and by Brateş lake, has benefited, starting with 1915, from a great fish treatment enterprise – the Fishery Halls, built upon the initiative of the Romanian State, according to…

AUTHOR: Ştefan STANCIU SNAKE ISLANDAT THE MIDDLE OF THE XIX-TH CENTURY Danubius, XX, Galaţi, 2002, pp. 81-96. Abstract The Greek sailors, who ventured into the Euxine Sea in the VIIth century BC, discovered, on the Western shore of the “unfriendly” sea, near the mouths of the Danube, a stony island, not too high, which served…

AUTHOR: Elena-Ingrid BAHAMAT   REFORMING IDEAS IN THE WRITINGS OF THE ILLUMINISTS DINICU GOLESCU AND EUFROSIN POTECA Danubius, XX, Galaţi, 2002, pp. 59-66. Abstract This article presents the contributions brought by the illuminists Dinicu Golescu and Eufrosin Poteca, through the ideas expressed in their literary works, to the reforming movements following the year 1821. DES…

AUTHOR: Marian C. STROIA THE ROMANIAN REVOLUTION OF 1821 IN THE INTERNATIONAL CONTEXT. POINTS OF VIEW Danubius, XX, Galaţi, 2002, pp. 43-58. Abstract After almost two centuries, the Revolution from 1821 still represents an important moment in the modern history of Romanians. The study hereto highlights the fact that this event must be associated with…