The monument to the great Polish writer Adam Mickiewicz was unveiled on April 28 at the Chisinau library that bears his name. The statute was sculptured by famous artist Veaceslav Jiglitski, with the support of the Embassy of Poland in Chisinau, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Poland and Polish entrepreneurs in the Republic of Moldova, IPN reports.

Svetlana Gumeni, director of “Adam Mickiewicz” Branch, said that this area is more than the square of a library. It is a small Poland here, in Chisinau. Allonaside the street, which bears the name of the fomer Presdient of Poland, late Lech Kaczyński, the plaque in memory of the tragic plane crash in Smolensk (Russia), there will be now a sculpture of the great Polish poet Adam Mickiewicz, who represents the glory of the Polish literature and universal literature.



Poland’s Ambassador in Chisinau Bartłomiej Zdaniuk said that this is a special event, a moment that this year represents the climax of the commemoration of the 230th anniversary of the adoption of the Constitution on May 3. “We continue this nice story of friendship and love between our nations. Adam Mickiewicz, about whom we talk today, is probably the most famous and greatest representative of this story,” said the official.

He noted that this personality 200 years ago lived in the then province Bessarabia, in the southern part that now forms part of Ukraine. Later, he went to Western Europe, to Paris, and had to live there as he was driven away by the tsarist authorities from his native land, and then moved to Istanbul, towards the end of his life. He was buried in France and his remains were then transported to the Wawel Cathedral in Krakow, where he is resting alongside other personalities of the Polish culture and policy. Owing to Adam Mickiewicz’ works, a lot of things could be realized. He shaped forever the identity of the Polish people.

The ambassador presented several messages transmitted by representatives of the Polish authorities. One of the messages was that of the President of Poland Andrzej Duda, which was transmitted through the agency of the secretary of state at the President’s Chancellery. “The library’s mission is to create opportunities to enrich the knowledge, to cultivate sensitiveness and to keep the cultural identity. I express my recognition and gratitude to its employees for the activities carried out to bring the Polish literature and culture close to the inhabitants of Chisinau, the citizens of the Republic of Moldova, including those of Polish origin,” says the message.



Another message was transmitted by Deputy Prime Minister Piotr Glinski, Minister of Culture, National Heritage and Sport of Poland.
 
Adam Mickiewicz, who is considered one of the best Polish romantic poets of the 19th century, represents a colossal value for the Polish identity.