20-24 septembrie 2009 - Biblioteca Metropolitana Bucuresti

906 Emil Ţîrcomnicupopular. There are no newspapers in Romanian, since population cannotread Romanian. A year ago, a center for distance learning of Spiru HaretUniversity was established, since there is an interest for this form ofeducation.There are several historic monuments which are in good condition andwhich, through the care of Romanians, were put back on their foundations,after they were destroyed by the nationalist rage subsequent to Balkanwars. Among these, we mention the Inovo (Smardan) stone cross and theOriahovo monument, but there are others too, such as a small monumentrecently built in Harlet. These monuments are built for the memory ofRomanian soldiers killed during the Independence War of 1877. Still, themonument of Romanian soldiers in Arcear it is in a deplorable situation.The local population keeps the memory of battles carried out 130 years agoand which made possible the liberation of Bulgaria.