A thematic exhibition of publications themed “Language, Homeland and Nation...” has been launched at Parliament to mark the national holidays Independence Day and the Romanian Language Day.
The exhibition includes over 90 volumes from the collections of the National Library and the Parliament’s Library and Museum, chronicling the struggle of our predecessors for independence, the national flag, the Romanian language, the Latin script and national identity.
Among the items on display are albums, books, periodicals and brochures that record important moments in the political life of the years 1989-1991, of the National Revival Movement. The exhibition contains publications that illustrate the historical, scientific and cultural role of the events of the National Revival, but also the common historical, cultural and political heritage that Moldova shares with the European family.
Among the exhibits is the speech delivered by MP Ion Borșevici, the dean of age, in opening the inaugural session of the Soviet Moldova’s last parliament, on 17 April 1990. A member of four legislatures, Academician Borșevici was one of the leading figures of the National Revival Movement.
Another notable exhibit is a copy of the first issue of “Literatura si Arta” weekly to use the Latin script, published on 15 June 1989.
National Library director Elena Pintilei emphasized the importance of the collection in promoting and preserving the identity elements of the Moldovan people. “These invaluable publications contain the memoirs of personalities of those times, the works of our writers who boosted the National Revival Movement, as well as reflections on the important documents adopted by the politicians that laid the foundations of the Republic of Moldova”, said Elena Pintilei, as quoted in a press release of the Parliament.
The exhibition will run until September 25.
