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by Lucian Boia (b. 1944)

A Word with Two Meanings We invent words, then let ourselves be subjugated by them. There would be no knowledge without words, but it is words again that grow into independent entities, obstacles that come between us and the real world. They move us closer to and at the

by Lucian Boia (b. 1944)

An Individual without Individualism To a new society – a new man. Naturally, one would not fancy a communist world inhabited by middle-class people in disguise. That was the most delicate problem raised by transformist mythology. One could not rebuild the economy and

An ancient symbol of war, because of its reddish color, Mars started with a low profile in the gallery of inhabited worlds. Up till the 19th century, it could bear no comparison with the Moon. In his Itinerarium exstaticum (1656), Athanasius Kircher (1601-1680) proposed

The different man exhibits both what is permanent in the human spirit and the changes occurring throughout History. Tell me who your different man is and I will tell you who you are. I A DESCRIPTION OF THE DIFFERENT MAN A Key Concept: Radical Otherness Man does not move

The 1900 Crisis The Break By 1900, no more bets. Pessimism. Denial of progress, return of the cyclic history. Social conflicts. Revolutions. Decline of the West and the yellow peril. Anti-utopia. The Great War. Abstract art. Earthquakes. Halley's comet. The end of the

by Jean-Bruno Renard

Romanian Language Classes for Foreigners ROMANIA IN A NUTSHELL If you want to study Romanian for your business, for your job or for fun, the language courses given by the Romanian Cultural Institute are the right choice! Courses for all levels, from beginners to

Romanian Language Classes for Foreigners ROMANIA IN A NUTSHELL If you want to study Romanian for your business, for your job or for fun, the language courses given by the Romanian Cultural Institute are the right choice! Modules: Courses for beginners, intermediate

EN - Read the text in English RO - Citeşte în limba română EN Learn Romanian in Romania! The Romanian Cultural Institute organizes Romanian language, culture and civilization courses in the 12th century citadel of Braşov. A multicultural environment, Braşov (Corona,

Romanian Language Classes for Foreigners ROMANIA IN A NUTSHELL If you want to study Romanian for your business, for your job or for fun, the language courses given by the Romanian Cultural Institute are the right choice! Modules: Courses for beginners, intermediate