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had a link with the writer h.G. Grandea who directed the magazine “Albina
pindului” (1868–1878) and where he was a collaborator. this magazine
was the first romanian publication which reflected the preoccupations of
romanian intellectuals for the romanian people from the South of Danube.
there were five letters addressed to V.A. urechia from Dr. M.G.
obedenaru, an ex romanian diplomatic agent in Constantinopole. these
letters were published in the “Macedonia” magazine.
V.A. urechia does not miss the opportunity to keep his Aromanian
brothers in the publisher’s eye. In this sense the discourse said at the
opening of the evanghelie zappa’s bust in August, 1867 was remarkable.
the discourse focuses on the Aromanian origins of evanghelie zappa. the
discourse had an informational value considering the fact that the origin of
this personality is nowadays controversial, we do not find it that means it
is unknown.
V.A. urechia eulogized this, being one of the founders of romanian
literary society, in 1866. he was concerned by the idea of elaborating the
romanian grammar and dictionary. his dream will come true once with
evanghelie zappa’s 9 donation to the literary Society, the core of the future
romanian Academy. these generous funds assured the independence of
the Academy.
there were relevant notes about the way V.A. urechia communicated
with the Aromanians and they appeared in “ovidiu” magazine which was
the first literary magazine in Dobrogea. 10 the writer, publisher petru Vulcan
published the conversation he had with V.A. urechia, sharing thoughts,
feelings and common memories. he signed his articles with the pseudonym
picurarlu de la pind. 11
In 1898 almost to the end of his life he appeared as a honorary member
of the literary society “ovidiu” founded in constanţa by Petru Vulcan.
We can also find appealing memories in the introduction of the volume
Lilice de la Pind. Poezii macedonene şi daco-române who belong to petru
Vulcan and where V.A. urechia has written the preface. V.A. urechia
really tried to understand and know the Aromanian dialect.
9 Evanghelie Zappa was born in cca. 1788, in labova, Epir and died at Broşteni,
ialomiţa. his bust was in the central hall of the romanian Academy till 1950. see also
poStolAChe, nicolae, Onoare lui Evanghelie Zappa (Bucharest, 1996).
10 It appeared between 1898–1910, bi-monthly, with short interruptions.
11 petru Vulcan (the pseudonym of petre Ghinu), who was poet, writer, publisher,
cultural animator, he was born in Bitolia (Macedonenia) in 1862. he settled in constanţa in
1897. See also The Dictionary of Romanian Literature from Origins till 1900 (Bucureşti:
editura Academiei republicii Socialiste românia, 1979).