An album of 200 photographs from the national archives of Romania, which show the road covered by Romania since 1916 until 1920, were included in an album. This is entitled “1918 when Greater Romania for formed” and is a creation of Romanian journalist and historian George Damian. The album was launched at the National Library of Moldova on December 17, IPN reports.
The author of the album said the selected photos illustrate Romania’s participation in World War I and the events that led to the formation of Greater Romania in 1918. He digitized about 2,400 images from the national archives of Romania and made a selection of 200 photos that illustrate how the union of the Romanians took place in 1918.
“In the virtual area, there is a limited number of pictures showing those events and the idea was to extend the number of such photos. The photographs can be used by anyone. We applied the chronological criteria. The printing of the album lasted for about two months, while the selection for about four months,” stated George Damian.
Historian Ion Negrei said this year, when the Great Union centenary is celebrated, any information about the events that took place in the Romanian area in 1917-1918 is of a great value as it shows how the Romanian nation united. “The album is a photographic chronicle of the events that occurred in that area during World War I, in 1918 and later. This is a unique material,” he noted.
According to linguist Vlad Pohilă, George Damian knows very well the realities in Moldova and the history of the nation. “Such an album was acutely needed as many still believe the Soviet falsifications that it was an act of inequity and that Romania occupied us abusively, even if a lot is written and said about this. The album is admirable. It contains unique epoch photographs, document and map reproductions that can be used to convincingly present a historical truth,” stated Vlad Pohilă.
The album was issued in 500 copies. A copy was donated to the National Library of Moldova.
