Gheorghe Asachi
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Gheorghe Asachi was a Romanian prose writer, poet, painter, historian, dramatist, engineer, border maker, and translator. An Enlightenment-educated polymath and polyglot, he was one of the most influe
Mount Vesuvius seen from Castellammare di Stabia, 1821 painting by Johan Christian Dahl
Portrait of a young Asachi, by Giovanni Schiavoni
Albina Românească issue no. 9, cover dated 1 February 1840
Socola Monastery
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Socola Monastery or Schimbarea la Față was a Romanian Orthodox establishment located in the eponymous quarter of southern Iaşi, Romania. Founded during Moldavia's existence as a state, it was erected
The Socola church