Alecu Russo
Author
1819 – 1859
Who was Alecu Russo?
Alecu Russo, was a Moldavian Romanian writer, literary critic and publicist.
Russo is credited with having discovered one of the most elaborate forms of the Romanian national folk ballad Mioriţa. He was also a contributor to the Iaşi periodical Zimbrul, in which he published one of his best-known works, Studie Moldovană, in 1851-1852.
He also wrote Iaşii şi locuitorii lui în 1840 "Iaşi and its inhabitants in 1840" - a glimpse into Moldavian society during the Organic Statute administration, and two travel accounts, Piatra Teiului and Stânca Corbului.
Russo is also notable for his Amintiri, a memoir.
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- Born
- Mar 17, 1819
Moldova - Also known as
- Руссо, Алеку
- Nationality
- Romania
- Died
- Feb 5, 1859
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on July 23, 2013
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