This is a small presentation about some famous personalities from Romanian history (Stefan cel Mare, Nicolae Titulescu) made by Access Bender group.

1. No past – no
future

2. History breathes. Each word we speak, each
sentence we write, reverberates with the voices
of those long dead and forgotten. The past
lives in us. It is the road we walk on, the air we
breathe. The importance of history is in its
capacity to help one to draw conclusions from
the past events. It may be said that history is to
the human race, what memory is to each man.
It sheds the light of the past upon the present,
thus helping one to understand oneself, by
making one acquainted with other peoples.
Also, as one studies the rise and fall of empires
and civilizations, the lessons of the past help

3. 1. Stefan ///of Moldavia
2. Mihai Eminescu
3. Nicolae Titulescu
We are proud of…
1433----1----1504 … 1850----2----1889 … 1882----3----1941 …

4. Holy Father
Stefan III of Moldavia (also known as Stefan the Great,
"Stefan the Great and Holy"; 1433 – July 2, 1504) was Prince
of Moldavia between 1457 and 1504 and the most prominent
representative of the House of Mușat.

5. * His importance in our history
During his reign, he strengthened Moldavia and maintained its
independence against the ambitions of Hungary, Poland, and the Ottoman
Empire, which all sought to subdue the land. Stephen achieved fame in
Europe for his long resistance against the Ottomans. He was
victorious in 46 of his 48 battles, and was one of the first to gain a decisive
victory over the Ottomans at the Battle of Vaslui. He was a man of religion
and displayed his piety when he paid the debt of Mount Athos to the Porte,
ensuring the continuity of Athos as an autonomous monastical community.

6. Stephen the Great is perceived by the Romanian Orthodox Church as a defender of the
faith, of the Church, and the whole of Christianity. Stephen's opposition to the
Ottoman Empire protected the entirety of Europe from an invasion. After the Battle of
Vaslui, Pope Sixtus IV named Stephen "the Champion of Christ" (Athleta Christi). It is
said that he built 44 churches and monasteries , one for each battle that he won (44
out of a total of 48). At the end of the 20th century, the Romanian Orthodox Church
decided to canonize Stephen. The canonization was enacted on June 20, 1992 by the
Synodic Council of the Romanian Orthodox Church. Stephen is called "SaintVoivode
Stephen the Great". His feast day in the Romanian Orthodox calendar is July 2, the day
of his death.
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7. The Stephen the Great Monument is a prominent monument in Chişinău,
opposite the main government building. A monumental equestrian statute
of Stephan the Great exists in Iași, in the square in front of the neogothic
grand Palace, while another equestrian statue exists in Suceava, near the
medieval citadel. Many other statues and monuments dedicated to
Stephan the Great feature prominently in all the major cities in the region
of Moldavia, eastern Romania, the western part of the former Principality
of Moldavia, as well as on the site of some of the most important battles
that he fought.
Balti
Chisinau
Suceava
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8. We consider that he is our hero, because he saved the
country of the neighbor who want conquer, he built
monasteries and churches for people who lived and
fighted for your future and kingdom. We are very thankful
for his Influence and Contribution to prosperity of our
country.What we are today, in large part, is due to the
merits of Stefan the Great. Go to
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9. Mihai Eminescu
He is one of the greatest lyrical poets of world literature,
comparable with Byron, Shelley or Lermontov.

10. He was born at Ipotesti and he attended elementary and secondary school in
Cernauti. In 1867, he was employed as an actor and prompter in Iorgu Caragiale's
theatrical company, and this gave him the opportunity to travel all over Romania,
Transilvania and the Banat.
He made his literary debut in "Familia" (The Family- literary review issued
inOradea, Romania). In 1872, Eminescu enrolled as a student at the University
ofBerlin. Once back in Iasi, the poet became the director of the Central Library.
Towards the end of 1877, he went to Bucharest upon accepting Titu Maiorescu's
invitation to work for "Timpul" (The Times), one of the leading newspapers of the
period. Between 1878- 1880, many of his love poems were published in "Convorbiri
literare" (one of the best Romanian literary magazines of the time).
*His life

11. *Literature
His poems span a large range of themes, from nature and love to hate and social
commentary. His childhood years were evoked in his later poetry with deep
nostalgia.
Eminescu's poems have been translated in over 60 languages. His life, work and
poetry strongly influenced the Romanian culture and his poems are widely
studied in Romanian public schools.
Time, space, life, death, love, hatred, landscapes , the real and the fantastic,
myths, existential adventures, the search for one's own self, the joy of living, the
possible and the impossible , the tragic and the comic- all of them are the theme
of his masterpieces.

12. Eminescu's masterpiece,
,,Luceafarul,,(Evening Star), was
published in 1883. The only
volume of poems printed during
his lifetime appeared in the
same year.
Evening Star
,,There was, as in the fairy tales,
As ne'er in the time's raid,
There was, of famous royal
blood
A most beautiful maid.
She was her parents' only child,
Bright like the sun at noon,
Like the Virgin midst the saints
And among stars the moon…,,

13. *Critical references
Nicolae Iorga, the Romanian historian, considers Eminescu
the godfather of the modern Romanian languagehe is the
most important personality of our Romanian people.
Mihai Eminescu was soon proclaimed Romania's national
poet, not because he wrote in an age of national revival,
but rather because he was received as an author of
paramount significance by Romanians in all provinces. Even
today, he is considered the national poet of Romania,
Moldova, and of the Romanians who live in the Ukrainian
occupied part of Bucovina.
The most realistic psychological analysis of Eminescu
was written by I. L. Caragiale, who, after the poet's death
published three short care articles on this subject: In
Nirvana, Irony and Two notes. Caragiale stated that
Eminescu's characteristic feature was the fact that "he had
an excessively unique nature".Eminescu's life was a
continuous oscillation between introvert and extrovert
attitudes
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14. Nicolae Titulescu
(March 4, 1882 – March 17, 1941)
Was a well-known Romanian diplomat, at various times government minister, finance and foreign
minister, and for two terms President of the General Assembly of the League of Nations (1930–1932).
In the summer of 1918, together with other prominent Romanians, Titulescu formed, in Paris, the
National Romanian Committee, with the purpose of promoting in international public opinion the
right of the Romanian people to national unity, the committee being officially recognised as the
plenipotentiary de facto organ of the Romanian nation.
Beginning in 1921, Titulescu functioned as the permanent representative of Romania to the League
of Nations in Geneva. He was chosen twice to be the president of that organization.

15. *His importance in our history:

16. So we can say that Nicolae Titulescu was “the king” of regional
security. We are proud of this personality because he was able
to reestablish diplomatic relations with other countries,
important for development of country.
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17. In every conceivable manner, the history is a link to our
past, bridge to our future. Each of us should know the
own history.Due to history we understand why we are
living on this territory and why we are speaking
romanian language. It's a way to know our
ancestors,their sacrifices for us ,for really appreciate and
we should be grateful to them for all that we have in the
present. They deserve to be known. . Our whole culture
is nothing else than the names,the names of persons who
have realised something important, who are enormously
valuable for our nation. The diversity of these
personalities is much larger than we have mentioned. We
will never forget Mihai Viteazu who made the first union
of romanian people, Mihai Eminescu - the greatest poet
of our nation, Constantin Brancusi - one of greatest
sculptors and Henri Coanda who has invented the world's
first jet plane. We can continue this list and say that we
are proud of them and we are proud of being their
descendants. Briefly, history is a mirror in wich the