- Alecu Russo
Alecu Russo (
March 17 1819 nearChişinău ,Bessarabia , now inMoldova –5 February 1859 ,Iaşi ), was aMoldavia nRomania n writer, literary critic and publicist.Russo is credited with having discovered one of the most elaborate forms of the
Romania n national folk ballad "Mioriţa ". He was also a contributor to theIaşi periodical "Zimbrul", in which he published one of his best-known works, "Studie Moldovană" ("Moldovan Studies"), in 1851-1852.He also wrote "Iaşii şi locuitorii lui în 1840" "Iaşi and its inhabitants in 1840" - a glimpse into Moldavian society during the "Organic Statute" administration, and two travel accounts (better described as
folklore studies), "Piatra Teiului" and "Stânca Corbului".Russo is also notable for his "Amintiri" ("Recollections"), a
memoir .External links
* [http://www.ohiou.edu/~chastain/rz/russo.htm Encyclopedia of 1848 Revolutions:Alecu Russo]
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