''Glasul'' ( en, The Voice), known later as ''Glasul Naţiunii'' ( en, The Nation's Voice), was the first newspaper in the
Republic of Moldova
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to appear in the Latin alphabet during the dying years of the Soviet Union. ''Glasul Naţiunii'' was founded in 1988 by
Leonida Lari
Leonida Lari (26 October 1949 – 11 December 2011) was a Moldovan poet, journalist, and politician who advocated for the reunion of Bessarabia with Romania. She published 24 volumes of poetry and prose and was a prolific translator of key works ...
.
History
The first issue of ''Glasul Naţiunii'' was printed in
Riga
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in 1988, the second one in
Vilnius
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the same year, and the third one was printed in
Chişinău on February 15, 1989. After discovering that copies of the first issue were circulating in Chişinău,
Semion Grossu declared the publication illegal.
The newly independent states of Eurasia: handbook of former Soviet republics By Stephen K. Batalden, Sandra L. Batalden
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See also
* ''Deşteptarea'' (newspaper)
References
External links
Consiliul de Administrare al A.P.I. se arata ingrijorat de situatia revistei „Glasul Natiunii”
Leonida Lari „între îngeri şi demoni”
''The newly independent states of Eurasia: handbook of former Soviet republics'' By Stephen K. Batalden, Sandra L. Batalden
Literary magazines published in Moldova
Magazines established in 1988
Romanian-language magazines
Mass media in Chișinău
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