Nicolae Bulat (10 February 1952 – 9 September 2022) was a Moldovan historian and director of

Soroca Soroca is a city and municipality in northern Moldova, situated on the Dniester River about north of Chișinău. It is the administrative center of the Soroca District. History It is known for its well-preserved stronghold, established by t ...

Museum of History and Ethnography (including Soroca Fortress). Bulat was a candidate of the

Liberal Democratic Party of Moldova The Liberal Democratic Party of Moldova (, PLDM) is a conservative political party in Moldova. The party is led by Tudor Deliu. Until 2016, PLDM was led by Vlad Filat, who was Prime Minister of Moldova from 2009 to 2013, in two cabinets. Immedi ...

in April 2009 and July 2009.

Biography

Nicolae Bulat was born on 10 February 1952 in the Cureșnița village,

Soroca District Soroca is a district in north-east Moldova. Its administrative center is the town of Soroca. In 2018, the population of the region was 100,078. History Ancient beginnings Archeological evidence of prehistoric occupation dating to 35,000 to ...

. He graduated from the secondary school № 1 from Soroca, and then entered the

Moldova State University Moldova State University (USM; Romanian language, Romanian: ''Universitatea de Stat din Moldova'') is a university located in Chișinău, Moldova. It was founded in 1946, and initially had five faculties, Physics and Mathematics, Geology and Ped ...

from Chișinău at the Faculty of

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, a section of

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and literature. Bulat was often called the guardian of the

Soroca Fort The Soroca Fort () is a historic fort in the Republic of Moldova, in the modern-day city of Soroca. The city has its origin in the medieval Genoese trade post of Olchionia, or Alchona. It is known for its well-preserved stronghold, established ...

ress, in which he had been working for more than 30 years, he was considered one of the best

guide A guide is a person who leads travelers, sportspeople, or tourists through unknown or unfamiliar locations. The term can also be applied to a person who leads others to more abstract goals such as knowledge or wisdom. Travel and recreation Exp ...

s in Moldova.

Awards

Order of the Star of Romania The Order of the Star of Romania (Romanian: ''Ordinul Steaua României'') is Romania's highest civil Order and second highest State decoration after the Order of Michael the Brave. It is the oldest Order of Romania. It is awarded by the Preside ...

, 2000.Presedintele Romaniei. Decretul 567 din 1 decembrie 2000 (Decretul 567/2000)

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*. 1952 births 2022 deaths Moldova State University alumni 20th-century Moldovan historians Moldovan male writers Moldovan activists 21st-century Moldovan historians People from Soroca District Romanian people of Moldovan descent Recipients of the Order of the Star of Romania 20th-century male writers 21st-century male writers {{Moldova-bio-stub