''Flacăra'' (
Romanian for "The Flame") is a weekly literary magazine published in
Bucharest,
Romania.
History and profile
''Flacăra'' was started in 1911.
The first issue was published on 22 October 1911.
[ The founder was ]Constantin Banu
Constantin Gheorghe Banu (March 20, 1873 – September 8, 1940) was a Romanian writer, journalist and politician, who served as Arts and Religious Affairs Minister in 1922–1923. He is remembered in literary history as the founder of ''Flacăra'' ...
and the magazine covers the articles on the literary work by Romanian writers.[ The headquarters is in Bucharest.][ During the Ceauşescu era it was a ]communist
Communism (from Latin la, communis, lit=common, universal, label=none) is a far-left sociopolitical, philosophical, and economic ideology and current within the socialist movement whose goal is the establishment of a communist society, a s ...
publication and supported the isolation of Romania from Europe together with other magazines.
Following the Romanian Revolution of December 1989 George Arion
George Arion (born April 5, 1946 in Tecuci) is a Romanian crime writer. He is also a poet, essayist, librettist and journalist. He is the Chairman of the Flacăra Publications, Chairman of the "Flacăra Prizes" foundation and Chairman of the ...
was elected as the editor-in-chief of the magazine.
See also
* List of magazines in Romania
References
External links
Official website
1911 establishments in Romania
Communist magazines
Eastern Bloc mass media
Magazines established in 1911
Magazines published in Bucharest
Romanian-language magazines
Literary magazines published in Romania
Political magazines published in Romania
Weekly magazines published in Romania
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