NEWS & EVENTS
The Institute of Social History “ProMemoria”
Press release
On the eve of Victory Day and Commemoration of the Heroes Fallen for the Independence of the Motherland, the Institute of Social History “ProMemoria” makes a call to the authorities of the Republic of Moldova, its political parties and civil society.
Thus:
- Respecting with piety the memory of all the victims of the Second World War, and expressing our profound gratitude to all those who contributed to the victory against Nazism;
- Being aware of the consequences of the Second World War, especially for Eastern Europe, where the end of the war also meant exchanging a Nazi totalitarian regime for Communist totalitarianism;
- Underlining the importance of preserving historical memory and understanding it as part of European history;
- Acknowledging the importance of recognizing the symbolic value of apolitical commemorations in the process of the reconciliation of the society.
We observe and wish to draw attention to:
- The fracturing of society and the deepening of tensions between competing memories, due to the promotion by previous governments of memory policies that derive from Cold War ideologies;
- The necessity to overcome political practices that retrieve from the past ideas of triumphalism, grandeur and Soviet militarism, and that, in certain cases, nourish nostalgia for the empire and re-establish clichés and myths of totalitarian ideology;
- The negative effects of activities that promote symbols which are foreign to our national history and culture, and which might provoke tense discourses and hostile attitudes. The history of the Second World War does not only contain symbols and episodes of glory and victory, but also moments of uncertainty, pain, ambiguity and missed historical opportunities. Only by taking all these aspects into account can we cultivate a respectful attitude and openness towards other versions of history.
- The need to bring back to the public space of the Republic of Moldova ideas of reconciliation by sharing lived experiences and promoting dialogue between representatives of various memory communities. In this case, a sincere exchange of opinions, in which all memory communities should participate and, most importantly, listen to each other with mutual respect, might facilitate the construction of a historical memory that is characteristic of the European space.
Professor Anatol Petrencu
Director of the Institute of Social History “ProMemoria”
May 5, 2011
08.04.2011
Friday, April 8 2011, the Institute of Social History "ProMemoria" in cooperation with the National Library of the Republic of Moldova has organized the Roundtable “The Union of Bessarabia with Romania in the Light of New Documents and Studies”.
23.03.2011
Ion Varta (ed), Deportările în masă din RSS Moldovenească din 5-9 iulie 1949. Operaţiunea "Sud". Studiu. Documente. vol 1. Ed. Litera, Chișinău, 2011. 918 p.
The volume is edited by dr. Ion Varta and recommended for publication by the Institute of Social History “ProMemoria” (the official opponents: prof. Anatol Petrencu and dr. Ludmila Cojocari). The edited volume contains the Introduction (54 pages, authored by dr. Ion Varta) and the Section Documents (864 pages) that includes inedited documents (over 90% of them) reflecting multiple aspects, largely unknown to the researchers, about the elaboration and development of operation of deportation referring to different categories of the population of the Moldavian SSR, implementation of deportations on 5-9 July 1949, manifestations of individual and collective resistance by persons condemned to be deported.
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National Library of Moldova
Association “Vasile Mămăligă (Maligan)”
in cooperation with
INIS “ProMemoria”
Association of War Veterans of Moldova (1992)
At 20 March 2011 at the National Library of Moldova was organised the scientific conference “Vasile Mămăligă - Historical Personality”. The communications presented during this reunion aimed to open new views toward the personality of Valise Mămăligă. “Born on 20 March 1865, the family of Panteleimon Mămăligă, a teacher in the Church of Pașcani (today district of Hâncești) at age 22-23 years, Vasile reached, as claimed by sources, the lands of China. At this moment he already knew three foreign languages - Chinese, English, and Dutch - representing a person of special intelligence, sociable, and having professional ability as engineer in mining. In China he worked as a customs official, and then embark on a ship and proceeds to the Indonesian archipelago.” (Basarabenii în lume. vol. V, Chişinău, 2010, p. 183) The testimonies documenting Vasile Mămăligă (Maligan) biography develops the history of his direct involvement in the local insurrection as one of the main organizers and leaders. Conference participants have called for further research and expanding the knowledge about Vasile Mămăligă, considered a hero in Indonesia.
Association of War Veterans from Moldova, 1992
Institute of Social History “ProMemoria”
Public Library “Onisifor Ghibu”
organised
the Roundtable
THE TRANSNISTRIAN CONFLICT, IS IT A ‘FROZEN CONFLICT’?
February 28 2011 at 15:00
the Public Library “Onisifor Ghibu”
The key-note speaker:
Alexander GORGAN, Colonel (r), former Deputy Minister of Defence (1992-1995), former Secretary of Supreme Security Council of the Republic of Moldova (1995-1997) with the communication “Dniester War: Consequences and Issues”
Invited experts at discussions:
Ion COSTAȘ, Division General (r) former Minister of Domestic Affairs and Defence (1990-1992)
Valeriu TROENCO, General of Justice (r), former Deputy Minister of Justice, former Head of Penitentiary
Nicolae PETRICA, Brigadier General (r), former Chief of Staff of the National Army
Vasile GROSU, Brigadier General (r), former deputy chief of General Staff of the National Army
Virgil BOTNAREVSCHI, Colonel, former chief of the Administrative Military Department
Oazu NANTOI, political analyst
Anatol TARANU, political analyst
Viorel CIBOTARU, political analyst
Grigori VOLOVOI, President of the Center for Human Rights from Transnistria, a former Deputy in the first Parliament of the Republic of Moldova, author of a book on the Dniester War.
The Book Exposition has been presented to the attention of Roundtable participants.
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22.02.2011
Rodica Solovei (ed.), Nicolae Darie, actorul și omul. Îndemn la înălțare prin cuvânt, Ed. Epigraf, Chișinău, 2011. 240 p. ISBN 978-9975-109-42-0
The book reflects inedited testimonies narrated by Nicolae Darie about the deportations and forced collectivisation, an impressive collection of materials (interviews, theater reviews, evocations, references) selected from books, newspapers and magazines regarding the activity of Nicolae Darie and his meditations on the moral and cultural values.
09.02.2011
Wednesday, February 9 2011, the Institute of Social History “ProMemoria” in cooperation with the Faculty of History and Philosophy from the State University of Moldova has organized the public lecture “РПЦ и власть в контексте политики сохранения влияния РФ в СНГ” (Russian Orthodox Church and Power in the context of politics of keeping the influence of RF in the Commonwealth of Independent States) presented by Anastasia Mitrofanov, PhD in political science professor, as the Head of the Centre for Euro-Atlantic Studies at the Institute of Current Problems of International Diplomatic Academy of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Russia.
16.02.2011
Tuesday, February 15 2011, at 10:00 a.m., in the Blue Hall of the National Museum of Archaeology and History of Moldova (31 August 1989 Street, no. 121) took place the festive inauguration of the Institute of Social History “ProMemoria”.
