CONTENTS
EDITORIAL
Dumitru Cucu, "Codrul Cosminului"- a Magazine We Need ...................................................... 5
STUDIES
Dumitru Boghian, Settlements of the Cucuteni Civilization in the Bahlui ..................................... 7
Mircea Ignat, Issues of the Funerary Rituals of the Trend of Poienesti Resulted
from the Researches at Podeni and Zvorâstea ............................................................ 21
Bogdan Niculica, Sorin Ignatescu, Dumitru Boghian, Archeological Surface Researches
in the Suceava Plateau ............................................................................................ 39
Mihai Lazar, Financial Facts in the Medieval Moldavia. Issues Regarding the Tax System ........ 61
Mihai Lazar, The Sheperd's Economy in Middle Age 's Moldavia Described
by Foreign Travellers ................................................................................................ 73
Vasile Demciuc, St. Nicholas Church of Radauti: Historical Issues ......................................... 87
Gheorghe Iutis, "The Ownership Social Status", "The Aristocratic Age", "The landlords'
Regime". Opinions for a Debate ................................................................................ 99
Constantin Ungureanu, The Beginnings of Colonization in Bukovina during the
Military Administration (1774-1786) ......................................................................... 127
Ioan Murariu, The Incomes and Expenses of the Dumbraveni Estate in the Region
of Suceava from April 23 to October 31, 1819 ........................................................... 145
Mihai Iacobescu, Issues of the Banking System in Bukovina, around World War I .................. 155
Dumitru Vitcu, From Consulate Partnership to Diplomatic Relationships
between Romania and U.S.A. - Eugene Schuyler ..................................................... 167
Marian Olaru, Iancu Flondor and the National Movement of the Romanians in Bukovina
(at the End of the 19th C. and the Beginning of the 20th C.) ....................................... 183
Harieta Mareci, Teodor Balan - Collector and Publisher of Documents ................................... 197
NOTES AND COMMUNICATIONS
Nicolae Ursulescu, The Mechanical Scaling in Archaeology: Usage and Limits ...................... 211
Bogdan Niculica, A Bronze Sickle Discovered at Mihoveni, the District of Suceava ................. 215
Monica Gogu, Bogdan Niculica, A Golden Bracket Discovered near St. Simion Church
("Red Tower") of Suceava ....................................................................................... 221
Olimpia Mitric, Old Books Stock of the Husi Bishopric (General Presentation) ....................... 223
Olimpia Mitric, Old Books Stock of the Bishopric Centre of Roman (General Presentation) ...... 229
Constantin Serban, Austrian Projects and Achievements Regarding the Shipping
on the Sireth River ................................................................................................. 233
Ioan Murariu, Austrian Legislation on the Territory of Bukovina in 1790 ................................... 239
Alexandru Nedelea, Accounts on the History of Tourism ...................................................... 243
Doina Alexa, Ion Nistor - Founder and President of the P.D.V. .............................................. 247
Mirela Beguni, Evaluation Methods of the Mechanical Resistance of the Patrimony
Silk Fabrics .......................................................................................................... 251
Ion Solcanu, The Dating of the Painting in a Church Altar and Nave ....................................... 257
Florin Pintescu, The German's Attitude from Bukovina towards the Romanian
Political Regime in 1919. A Case Analysis .............................................................. 267
FOREIGN CONTRIBUTIONS
Ehor Voznyi, Agriculture in Northern Bukovina during the12th and 13th Centuries ................... 275
Edvard Jeamgocian, The Armenian Inns in Suceava ............................................................. 289
Nadya Babycz, The Inhabitans of Bukovina about themselves and their Neighbors
in Ucrainian Folk Songs ......................................................................................... 295
Ihor V. Jaloba, The Position of the Austrian Government Concerning the Railroad
Construction in Moldavia between the'40s and '50s of the 19th Century
(according to sources from the State Archives of Vienna) .......................................... 305
Oleksandr Dobrjanski, Stefan Smal-Stotki: Scientist and Politician ....................................... 315
Edvard Jeamgocian, Andreas Popovici - a Physician in Suceava, Pioneer
of Geriatrics .......................................................................................................... 323
THE CULTURAL LIFE IN BUCOVINA
Gheorghe Giurca, The Faculty of Theology of Suceava ......................................................... 325
Emil Satco, Events in the University Life of Bukovina between 1875 and 1938
- Students Associations .......................................................................................... 333
Ion Cozmei, More Issues on Calinesti, the Village of the Eminovici ........................................ 339
DOCUMENTS
Constantin Serban, News on the Romanian and World History in a Silesian
Chronicle of 16th C. ................................................................................................ 343
Mihai Iacobescu, An Oath Required from Priests of Bukovina in 1902 on the Occasion
of their Election for Consistory Assistants ................................................................. 349
Gavril Irimescu. Rare Documents: Testimonies on World War I ............................................. 355
Mihai Aurelian Caruntu, A New Memorial of the Refugees from the North of Bukovina
addressed to General Ion Antonescu ........................................................................ 373
Pavel Tugui, Letters from Mr. Erich Beck - Germany ........................................................... 379
STUDENTS WORKS
Sorin Ignatescu, A Pre-Cucuteni Discovery around Suceava ................................................. 389
Radu Florian Bruja, The German Military Mission in Romania between 1940-1941
in the Light of Information from National Archives of Suceava District ........................... 401
BUKOVINA IN CONTEMPORARY WORLD DEBATE
Mihai Iacobescu, The International Conference "Bukovina - Together or Separately" ................ 407
BUKOVINA, A PAINFUL POINT FOR US
Ion Beldeanu, Bucovina care ne doare, Ed. Junimea, Iasi, 1996 (Mihai Iacobescu) ............... 415
Vasile Ilica, Fântâna Alba. O marturie de sânge. Istorie. Amintiri. Marturii,
Ed. Imprimeriei de Vest, Oradea, 1999, 320 p. (Mihai Iacobescu) ............................. 416
Vasile Ilica, Fântâna Alba. O marturie de sânge. Istorie. Amintiri Marturii,
Ed. Imprimeriei de Vest, Oradea, 1999, 320 p. (Petre Ciobanu) ................................ 417
Acad. Radu Grigorovici, Bucovina în primele descrieri geografice, istorice, economice
si demografice, Ed. Academiei Române. Bucuresti, 1998, 463 p.
(Mihai Iacobescu) ................................................................................................. 422
Constantin Morariu, Cursul vietii mele. Memorii, Ed. Hurmuzachi, Suceava, 1998
(Gheorghe Giurca) ............................................................................................... 423
INNERMOST DIALOGUE WITH BOOKS
Viorel Patrichi, Mircea Druc sau lupta cu ultimul imperiu, Ed. Zamolxe, Bucuresti, 1998,
531 p. (Mihai Iacobescu) ....................................................................................... 425
Stephen Koch, Sfârsitul inocentei, intelectualii din Occident si tentatia stalinista.
30 de ani de razboi secret, Ed. Albatros, 1997 (Mihai Iacobescu) ............................ 427
Alexandru Zub, Discurs istoric si tranzitie (în cautarea unei paradigme).
Institutul European, Iasi, 1998, 216 p. (Harieta Mareci) ............................................ 429
T.J. Winnifrith. The Vlachs. The History of a Balkan People, editia a II-a, Londra,
General Duckworth & Co. Ltd., 1995, VIII + 180 p. + 12 harti (Florin Pintescu) ........... 430
T.J. Winnifrith, Shattered Eagles. Balkan Fragments, Londra. General Duckworth &
Co-Ltd.1995, 171 p. + 10 harti (Florin Pintescu) ....................................................... 437
Kurt W. Treptow (General Editor), A History of Romania, Iasi, Centrul de Studii
Românesti, 1996, XXV + 724 p. (Florin Pintescu) ..................................................... 441
BOOK REVIEWS
Mircea Ignat, Dacii liberi din Moldova. Contributii arheologice. Necropolele de la Podeni
si Zvoristea, Editura Helios, Iasi. 1999, 184 p. (Mihai Iacobescu) .............................. 451
Alexandru Paunescu, Paleoliticul si mezoliticul de pe teritoriul Moldovei cuprins între
Carpati si Siret. Studiu monografic, vol. 1/1, Editura Satya Sai, Bucuresti,
1998, 338 p., 186 harti si figuri în text (Dumitru Boghian) ......................................... 452
Mircea Udrescu, Luminita Bejenaru, Carmen Hriscu, Introducere în arheozoologie,
Editura Corson, Iasi, 1999, 184 p., 23 tabele si 22 figuri (Dumitru Boghian) .............. 453
Liubomir P. Mihailina, Naselennja verh'nogo Popruttja VIII-X st / Populatia regiunii
Prutului superior în secolele VHI-X, Cernivci, "Ruta", 1997. 144 p., 49 figuri
si 4 tabele în text (Dumitru Boghian) ...................................................................... 454
Paraschiva Victoria Batariuc, Cahle din Moldova medievala sec. XIV-XVII, Muzeul National
al Bucovinei, Ed. Istros, Suceava, 1999, 315 p. (Mihai Iacobescu) ............................ 457
Eva Mârza. Din istoria tiparului românesc. Tipografia de la Alba-Iulia, 1577-1702,
Editura Imago, Sibiu, 1998, 218 p. cu ilustratii (Olimpia Mitric) ................................. 458
Aurelia Florescu, Gravura râmniceana (1705-1827), Editura Aius, Craiova, 1998,
160 p. + ilustratii (Olimpia Mitric) ........................................................................... 459
Reveca Vitcu, Catalogul ilustrat al tipariturilor elzeviriene din bibliotecile iesene,
Iasi, 1997, 197 p. (Olimpia Mitric) .......................................................................... 461
Emil Turdeanu, Oameni si carti de altadata, I, Bucuresti. Editura enciclopedica, 1997,
400 p. + 35 reproduceri, editie îngrijita de Stefan S. Gorovei si Maria Magdalena
Szekely, note complementare, traduceri si post-fata de Stefan S. Gorovei
(Olimpia Mitric) .................................................................................................... 462
Vasyli Baluh, Fil'varki piznioseredniovicinoy Polshchi. Cemivti: Zoloty Lytavry, 1999,
378 p. (Stefan Purici) ............................................................................................ 464
Transkordonne spivrobytnytstvo u polietnycinyh reghionah Shidnoj ta Pivdenno-Shidnoj
Evropy. Materialy naukovoho sympoziumu 16-17 cervnia 1999 r., Cernivtsi:
Zoloty Lytavry, 1999, 196 p. (Stefan Purici) ............................................................. 465
Petru Russindilar, Hurmuzachestii în viata culturala si politica a Bucovinei, Editura
"Glasul Bucovinei", Iasi, 1995, 230 p. (Mihai Lazar) ................................................. 469
Iulian Vesper, Memorii, Editie îngrijita si prefata de Pavel Tugui, Editura Saeculum,
Bucuresti, 1999, 190 p. (Mihai Iacobescu) .............................................................. 471
Un Fat-Frumos la orizontul vietii spirituale sucevene (Mihai Iacobescu) ................................ 473
Dan Lucinescu, Stefan cel Mare si Sfânt, Colectia Restitutio, Editura Fides, Iasi,
1999, 270 p. (Mihai Iacobescu) .............................................................................. 474
O carte literara si de marturii istorice: Mihai Teliman, Foiletoane, Editura Septentrion,
Radauti, 1999. 190 p. (Mihai Iacobescu) ................................................................. 475
A. J. P. Taylor, Originile celui de-al doilea razboi mondial. Colectia Historia, Editura
Polirom, Iasi, 1999, Traducere si Note de Lucian Leustean, Postfata
de I. Ciuperca, 246 p. (Mihai Iacobescu) ................................................................. 477
Sorin Alexandrescu, Paradoxul român, Editura Univers, Bucuresti, 1998, 335 p.
(Mihai Iacobescu) ................................................................................................. 478
Un caleidoscop cu lumini dense: Gratian Jucan, Bucovina. Articole si eseuri, Editura
Biblioteca "I.G. Sbiera" Suceava, 1999 (Mihai Iacobescu) ........................................ 479
Corneliu Craciun, Societati academice din Bucovina. Arboroasa si Junimea, Fundatia
Culturala "Cele Trei Crisuri", Oradea, 1997 (Mihai Iacobescu) ................................... 480
Petru Russindilar, George Grigorovici si social-democratia în Bucovina, Ed. Fundatia
"Constantin-Titel Petrescu", Bucuresti. 1998, 200 p. (Mihai Iacobescu) ..................... 480
O antologie - document: Petru Taranu, Memoria Dornelor, Chisinau, 272 p.
(Mihai Iacobescu) ................................................................................................. 482
Nichifor Crainic, Dostoievski si crestinismul rus, Arhidieceza Cluj, Editura Anastasia,
1998, 290 p. (Mihai Iacobescu) .............................................................................. 483
Ioan Cocuz, Dumitru Cucu, Bancile si creditul funciar românesc în Bucovina (1840-1918),
Suceava, Grupul editorial Musatinii - Bucovina Viitoare, 1999, 194 p. + 4 planse
(Mihai Lazar and Florin Pintescu) ......................................................................... 484
MEMENTO
Mihai Iacobescu, Personalities of our Days in Bukovina: Pavel Tugui ..................................... 489
Gheorghe Giurca, Mircea Grigorovita at his 80th Anniversary ................................................ 505
Emil Satco, Rudolf Rybiczka (26.III.1911 - 6.X.1998) ............................................................ 509
LETTERS FROM READERS ............................................................................................. 511