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Postcard depicting the University of Iași (now "Alexandru Ioan Cuza" University), printed by Pinat Löbel, ca. 1901–1915

And, on a more personal note, my academic base for the next 4 years. Today I begin a doctorate in history in Iași, where I'll be completing my thesis, "Țara și Exilul. O biografie a lui Horia Sima (1906–1993)" — !!!

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Postcard showing Râpa Galbenă (roughly, "the Yellow Precipice"), a 19th century stone staircase at the base of Copou Hill in Iași, Romania. Undated (after 1925).

Though the staircase still exists largely untouched, the buildings above it were demolished during large-scale public works around the square above (Piața Mihai Eminescu) in the 1970s.

The building on the left was the Hotel Bejan. In the middle was the Cămin Cultural Creștin ("Christian Cultural Home"), built by students from the antisemitic and ultra-nationalist League for National Christian Defense (Liga Apărării Național-Creștine, LANC) on land loaned to them by the owner of the Bejan. The Cămin was subject to a decade-long fight for ownership between the owner of the hotel, LANC members, and dissenting students who had split off to form the Legion of the Archangel Michael, or Iron Guard. By the 1930s the building was used exclusively by members of the Iron Guard.

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Metal semantron which reads: "КȢДРAГОСТЕ [Ꙟ]НФОКAТA ШꙞНЕДЕЖДЕ NЕСКИМБAТЪ" — or in modern Romanian orthography, "Cu dragoste înfocată și nădejde neschimbată" (EN: "With burning love and unchanging hope"). The motifs on the semantron include a woman in folk costume with arms outstretched, a burning heart, an anchor, two stars, and a floral garland. It was made in 1821 by Mitropolit Veniamin Costache.

A semantron (toacă in Romanian) is used in lieu of a bell in some Orthodox Christian churches and monasteries to mark the beginning of prayers.

As seen at Biserica Sfântul Gheorghe, Iași, Romania. Photographed on 23 August 2023.

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