Minister of Culture Sergiu Prodan said that he got in touch with the relatives of writer Ion Druță, who died in Moscow. If the family decides to bury Ion Druță in Moldova, the authorities are ready to offer all the necessary support, IPN reports.

In an audio recording on the writer’s Youtube account, Ion Druță says that he wants to be buried in the Republic of Moldova. He presumes that the Russian authorities after his death will not allow his body to be taken out of the country. If so, he wants to be cremated, while his granddaughter Ana should take the ash and spread it on the field in front of the gray massive stone in Soroca.

The writer asks to be buried modestly and to have only a simple cross, possible a stone one, on his grave, and no monuments. He also wants an orchard with the trees he depicted in his works to be planted in Soroca. “The young readers should plant the trees. The appearance of the orchard will shape the look of the literature and readers in Moldova,” said Ion Druță.

Writer Ion Druță, who recently turned 95, died on September 28 in Moscow, where he had lived for a period.

He was born on September 3, 1928 in Horodiște village of Dondușeni district. His books “Longing Leave”, “Field Ballads”, “Last Autumn Month”, “Burden of Our Kindness”, “Belfry”, “Horodiște”, “White Church” and others form part of the golden stock of the national literature. In 1987, Ion Druta was named president of honor of the Writers Union of Moldova. He was a member of honor of the Romanian Academy and a member of the Academy of Sciences of Moldova. On August 26, 2008, he won the State Award for exceptional contribution to developing national and universal culture and literature.