''Flacăra'' (

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for "The Flame") is a weekly literary magazine published in

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History and profile

''Flacăra'' was started in 1911. The first issue was published on 22 October 1911. The founder was Constantin Banu 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 publication and supported the isolation of Romania from

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together with other magazines. Following the

Romanian Revolution The Romanian Revolution ( ro, Revoluția Română), also known as the Christmas Revolution ( ro, Revoluția de Crăciun), was a period of violent civil unrest in Romania during December 1989 as a part of the Revolutions of 1989 that occurred ...

of December 1989 George Arion was elected as the

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of the magazine. ''Flacăra'' launched its website in 2010.

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History and profile

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