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Mihai EminescuMihai EminescuMihai Eminescu (January Mihai Eminescu (January 1515thth , 1850 – June 15, 1850 – June 15thth , , 1889), was a late 1889), was a late Romantic poet, the best-Romantic poet, the best-known and most known and most influential Romanian poinfluential Romanian poetet. . Eminescu has been active Eminescu has been active in the Junimeain the Junimea literary literary society, and served as society, and served as editor of Timpul, the editor of Timpul, the official newspaper of the official newspaper of the Conservative Party.Conservative Party.

Eminescu was only 20 when Titu Maiorescu, the top Eminescu was only 20 when Titu Maiorescu, the top literary critic in 1870 Romania literary critic in 1870 Romania namednamed him "a real him "a real poet", in an essaypoet", in an essay of harsh criticism. of harsh criticism.

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POEMSPOEMSThe lakeThe lake

In the forest, yellow lilies

Carpet the lake-waters blue;

Of a sudden, whitish circles

Do unfasten a canoe.

And I roam along the border

And half list, half wait, most blest

If she comes out of the rushes

And falls gently on my breast.

Into the canoe will hurry

Temped by the waters’ chant,

And I shall let slip the rudder,

And the oar I’ll put aslant;

We shall, lit by friendly moonbeams,

Float within the magic ring –

May the winds through rushes rustle

May the rippling waters sing!

But she will not come… O, vainly,

All alone, I sigh and ache

Near the host of yellow lilies,

On the brink of the blue lake.

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Sky - blue flowerSky - blue flowerAre you rapt in stars again

And in clouds and lofty skies?

Mind you don’t forget my eyes,

You, the dearest of all men!

Vainly do you cram up notions

Of a sun criss-crossed by rills

Of Assyrian plains and hills

Of the ever darkling oceans;

Pyramids of some old day

Raise their tapers to the sky

Oh, my soul’s life, never try

Seeking bliss so far away!

That’s how darling used her craft –

Gently she caressed my hair;

She had told the truth, I swear:

I made no reply, just laughed.

Come, let’s hie to forests’ green

Where in valleys springs lament

And a rock is downwards bent

Over each deep-cleft ravine.

Where the forest’s brow is split

By the pond that’s free from weeds,

In the shade of quiet reeds

‘Mong the blackberries we’ll sit.

Then, my pet, your mouth above me

Lies upon tall tales will pile

While upon a camomile

I shall check how much you love me.

By the sun’s hot beams caressed,

I shall blush like garden phlox;

I will loose my golden locks

Just to stop your mouth in jest.

If you grant me then a kiss

Not a soul will ever know

‘Twill be secret; even so:

It is no one’s business!

When trough boughs we see the moon

- Empress of the summer night –

By the waist you’ll hold me tight

And toghether we shall spoon.

While descending under bowers

To ou’r village in the glen

I’ll give you a kiss again

Sweet as shyly hiding flowers.

And if reaching mother’s gate

We shall whisper in the dark

Nobody will mind our lark:

Just who cares my love’s so grate?

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His death as well as his bohemian lifestyle (he His death as well as his bohemian lifestyle (he never pursued a degree, a position, a wife) never pursued a degree, a position, a wife)

had him associated with the Romantic figure of had him associated with the Romantic figure of

the genius.the genius.

One more kiss – she vanishes

I stay in the moonlight dazed:

Oh, how beautiful, how crezed,

And how sweet my flower is!

Wonder sweet, you left your thrall:

Our love lived but an hour.

Sky-blue flower, sky-blue flower!...

Sad is this world after all!

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Constantin Constantin BrancusiBrancusi

Constantin Brâncuşi Constantin Brâncuşi (February 19(February 19thth , 1876 – , 1876 – March 16March 16thth , 1957) was , 1957) was an internationally an internationally renowned Romanian renowned Romanian sculptor whose sculptor whose sculptures, which blend sculptures, which blend simplicity and simplicity and sophistication, led the sophistication, led the way for modernist way for modernist sculptors.sculptors.

"There are idiots that "There are idiots that define my work as define my work as abstract, yet what they abstract, yet what they call abstract is what is call abstract is what is most realistic, what is most realistic, what is real is not the real is not the appearance but the idea, appearance but the idea, the essence of things." the essence of things." (C.Brancusi) (C.Brancusi)

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WorksWorks

“The Endless Column”, Targu Jiu, Romania

“Sleeping Muse”, Metropolitan Museum of Art

“MissPogany”Philadelphia Museum of Art

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“The Prayer”Romania’s Art

Museum, Bucuresti

“The Kiss”Museum of Art,

Craiova

“Wisdom of the Earth”Romania’s Art Museum, Bucuresti

“Table of Silence”, Targu-Jiu, Romania

“The Sleep”

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George EnescuGeorge EnescuGeorge Enescu (August 19George Enescu (August 19thth , 1881, Liveni – May , 1881, Liveni – May 44thth , 1955, Paris) was a Romanian composer, , 1955, Paris) was a Romanian composer, violinist, pianist, conductor and teacher, violinist, pianist, conductor and teacher, preeminent Romanian musician of the 20th preeminent Romanian musician of the 20th century, and one of the greatest performers of his century, and one of the greatest performers of his time.time.

WorksŒdipe, tragédie lyrique in four acts, libretto by Edmond Fleg, op. 23 (1910-1931) Romanian Rhapsody No. 1 in A major, op.11 (1897)Romanian Rhapsody No. 2 in D major, op.11 (1901)Chamber Symphony for 12 instruments , op.33 (1954)Octet for Strings, op. 7 (1900)Strin Quartet No.2 in G major, op.22 (1950-1952)Dixtuor in D major, for wind instruments, op. 14 (1906)Violin Sonata No.3 in A minor, op. 25 (1926)Cello Sonata No.2 in C major, op. 26 (1935)

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Nadia ComaneciNadia ComaneciGymnasts from all over the world had thought for a long time there was no such thing as perfection. But in July 1976, a few were lucky to assist at the Gymnastic Olympic Games of Montreal.

There, they found a genius of only 14 years old.

Who is this graceful little girl with a dark ponytail? 153 cm tall, weighing 40 kg, Nadia Comaneci appears in front of 16000 persons. Incredibly gifted for a discipline in which she started eight years ago, trained three hours a day by Bela Karoly, the Romanian teenager masters a perfect control.

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Light as a butterfly she evolves with a beauty and exceptional control in a difficult exercise at uneven bars. Opposed to the champion entitre Olga Korbut, she defies balance ending by dangerous, yet steady leap. The performance is hallucinatory.

There was no need for more to win a public that applauses her excitedly. The jury is also fascinated. After such perfection she doesn’t even look to the mark board.

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The mark finally appears: 1! A shiver passes through out the audience. Nobody understands. Nadia is also unconfident. What’s happening? The explanation soon arrives: The computers aren’t programmed for the maxim mark of ten, which has never been given before. But it’s clearly the perfect grade given for the first time in gymnastics.

After the following rounds, Nadia wins the competition. It was a small Romanian girl who reinvented gymnastics and became for ever since “the little fairy of Montreal”.

Source: “Le coeur des femmes”, Roselyne Febvre

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Henri CoandaHenri CoandaHenri Marie Coandă (June 7Henri Marie Coandă (June 7thth , , 1886 – November 251886 – November 25thth , 1972) was , 1972) was a Romanian inventor, a Romanian inventor, aerodynamics pioneer and the aerodynamics pioneer and the builder of world's first jet builder of world's first jet powered aircraft, the Coanda-powered aircraft, the Coanda-1910. He discovered and gave his 1910. He discovered and gave his name to the Coandă effect.name to the Coandă effect.

Awards and medals:1956: in New York, Coanda was honored as the inventor of the first jet aero plane: one speaker lauded him as “the past, present and future of aviation”.

1965: At the International Automation Symposium in New York, Coanda received the Harry Diamond Laboratories Award

UNESCO Award for Scientific Research

The medal of French Aeronautics , Order of Merit and Commander ring

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19101910: A mobile platform for aerodynamic experiments, mounted on the side of a train, running at 90 km/h on the Paris - Saint-Quentin route. Effectively, this gave him a wind tunnel; using smoke and a photographic camera of his own design, he was able to test the stability of designs for aeroplane wings. 19101910: The Coandă-1910, the world's first thermojet aircraft (which crashed on its only demonstration). 19111911: A two-engine, one-propeller aeroplane. 1911-19141911-1914 as technical director of Bristol Aeroplane Company, designed the Bristol-Coandă aeroplanes.

Probably the most famous of Coandă's discoveries is the Coandă Effect. After the crash of the "Coandă-1910" aero plane, the first jet propelled airplane in the world, Coandă observed that flames and incandescent gas emitted by the fire tended to remain close to the fuselage. After more than 20 years studying this phenomenon along with his colleagues, Coandă described what was later to name the "Coandă Effect". This effect has been utilized in many aeronautical inventions and is crucial to successful supersonic flight.

Inventions and discoveries

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Alina CojocaruAlina CojocaruAlina Cojocaru (born 27Alina Cojocaru (born 27thth May 1981) is a female May 1981) is a female principal dancer with The principal dancer with The Royal Ballet of London.Royal Ballet of London.Alina Cojocaru was born Alina Cojocaru was born and raised in Bucharest, and raised in Bucharest, Romania. She has one Romania. She has one sister. From a young sister. From a young age she studied age she studied gymnastics. gymnastics. Later she began ballet Later she began ballet classes, despite never classes, despite never having seen a live having seen a live ballet.ballet.

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Alina Cojocaru was chosen (with 8 other Romanian students) by the director of the Kiev Ballet school to take part in a student exchange. She didn’t speak any Russian.

The ballet school gave a public performance every six months and it was in one of these performances that Cojocaru made her debut, dancing the role of Amor in Don Quixote.

In January 1997, aged 16, she competed in the Prix de Lausanne, a prestigious international ballet competition. She won the gold medal, winning a six month scholarship to train at the Royal Ballet School in London. She moved to London that same year to commence her training, but did not speak any English.

In 2001 she was promoted to Principal at the Royal Ballet in London.

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Angela Angela GheorghiuGheorghiuSuperstar Angela Gheorghiu, the Superstar Angela Gheorghiu, the

most glamorous and gifted opera most glamorous and gifted opera singer of our time, was born in singer of our time, was born in the small Romanian town Adjud. the small Romanian town Adjud. From early childhood it was From early childhood it was obvious that she will become a obvious that she will become a singer, her destiny was the singer, her destiny was the music. She attended the Music music. She attended the Music School in Bucharest and School in Bucharest and graduated from the Bucharest graduated from the Bucharest Music Academy, where she Music Academy, where she studied with the remarkable studied with the remarkable music teacher Mia Barbu. Ms. music teacher Mia Barbu. Ms. Gheorghiu’s magnificent voice Gheorghiu’s magnificent voice and dazzling stage presence and dazzling stage presence have established her as a unique have established her as a unique international opera superstar.international opera superstar.

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At one rehearsal the conductor Sir Georg Solti said: “I was in tears. I had to go out. The girl is wonderful. She can do everything.”

Angela Gheorghiu made her international debut in 1992 at Covent Garden with La Bohème. In the same year she made her debut in the Metropolitan Opera New York and in the Staatsoper Vienna. It was in the Royal Opera House Covent Garden that she first sang her much acclaimed La Traviata in 1994.