Făclia Țării

Făclia Ţării
Editor C. S. Costinovici
Staff writers Gheorghe S. Todor, S. Dănilă, Nadejda Todorova
Founded 1912
Language Romanian
Headquarters Chişinău

Făclia Ţării (English: The Country Torch) was a newspaper from Chişinău, Bessarabia, founded in 1912.

Overview

C. S. Costinovici was the editor and Gheorghe S. Todor (Iorgu Tudor) the editorial secretary. The redactors of the newspaper were S. Dănilă, Nadejda Todorova. The newspapers was printed at the Diocesan Printing in Chişinău.[1][2]

In 1912, the Russian authorities celebrated the 100th anniversary of the Russian annexation of Bessarabia. The author of the article "One hundred years", printed in the first issue of Făclia Ţării, wrote: "Our country is in darkness as one hundred years ago".[3] Although the newspaper was initially authorized to function,[4] the authorities closed down Făclia Ţării as soon as possible after this issue.[5]

References

  1. PRESA BASARABEANĂ de la începuturi pînă în anul 1957. Catalog
  2. Ion Varta, Unele aspecte privind mişcarea naţională în Basarabia la începutul sec. XX, în rRevista de istorie a Moldovei", Chişinău, nr. 4/1993, p. 21-22.
  3. Centenarul răpirii Basarabiei (16 mai 1812 -16 mai 1912)
  4. Teza de doctor a lui Victor Stepaniuc, respinsă
  5. Pamfilie T. O gazetă moldovenească basarabeană sugrumată “Făclia Ţării” // Şcoala Basarabeană. – 1919. – nr. 12. – P. 30-32.

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