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Stoica Lascu (born 18 June 1951) is a
Romania Romania is a country located at the crossroads of Central Europe, Central, Eastern Europe, Eastern and Southeast Europe. It borders Ukraine to the north and east, Hungary to the west, Serbia to the southwest, Bulgaria to the south, Moldova to ...
n historian. He has authored over a dozen books and over 250 studies and articles in
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and
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from Romania and abroad. An Aromanian from
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, he specializes in the history of
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, of his native region and of the
Aromanians The Aromanians () are an Ethnic groups in Europe, ethnic group native to the southern Balkans who speak Aromanian language, Aromanian, an Eastern Romance language. They traditionally live in central and southern Albania, south-western Bulgari ...
, as well as in various other topics. Lascu is a history professor at the
Ovidius University of Constanța Ovidius University of Constanța () is a public higher education institution in Constanța, Romania founded in 1961 as a Pedagogical Institute and transformed into a comprehensive university in 1990. As the Charter of the university states, th ...
, in which he has held several important positions. He has participated in the editing of various journals and has written publications in numerous Romanian magazines and newspapers. He is also affiliated with a wide variety of academic and cultural associations, being the founder and president of two of them. Lascu is a recognized scholar and has received several awards for his works.


Biography


Education and profession

Stoica Lascu was born on 18 June 1951 in the village of
Râmnicu de Jos Râmnicu may refer to several places in Romania: * Râmnicu Vâlcea, the capital city of Vâlcea County * Râmnicu Sărat, a city in Buzău County * Râmnicu de Jos and Râmnicu de Sus, villages in Cogealac Commune, Constanța County and to: * ...
,
Constanța County Constanța () is a Counties of Romania, county (județ) of Romania on the Bulgaria–Romania border, border with Bulgaria, in the Dobruja region. Its capital city is also named Constanța. Demographics In 2021, it had a population of 655,997 ...
,
Romania Romania is a country located at the crossroads of Central Europe, Central, Eastern Europe, Eastern and Southeast Europe. It borders Ukraine to the north and east, Hungary to the west, Serbia to the southwest, Bulgaria to the south, Moldova to ...
. He comes from an ethnic Aromanian family that settled in
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's
Southern Dobruja Southern Dobruja or South Dobruja ( or simply , ; or , ), also the Quadrilateral (), is an area of north-eastern Bulgaria comprising Dobrich and Silistra provinces, part of the historical region of Dobruja. It has an area of 7,412 square km an ...
and had to emigrate to
Northern Dobruja Northern Dobruja ( or simply ; , ''Severna Dobrudzha'') is the part of Dobruja within the borders of Romania. It lies between the lower Danube, Danube River and the Black Sea, bordered in the south by Southern Dobruja, which is a part of Bulgaria. ...
in 1940. Lascu studied his primary education at the General School of Râmnicu de Jos except for 8th grade, which he studied at the General School No. 4 in the city of
Constanța Constanța (, , ) is a city in the Dobruja Historical regions of Romania, historical region of Romania. A port city, it is the capital of Constanța County and the country's Cities in Romania, fourth largest city and principal port on the Black ...
. He then studied at the Tomis Technical High School (then known as the High School No. 4) in Constanța from 1966 to 1970 and then at the Faculty of History of the
University of Bucharest The University of Bucharest (UB) () is a public university, public research university in Bucharest, Romania. It was founded in its current form on by a decree of Prince Alexandru Ioan Cuza to convert the former Princely Academy of Bucharest, P ...
from 1970 to 1974, graduating with the work ''Activitatea politică a lui Armand Călinescu'' ("The political activity of
Armand Călinescu Armand Călinescu (4 June 1893 – 21 September 1939) was a Romanian economist and politician, who served as 39th List of Prime Ministers of Romania, Prime Minister from March 1939 until Assassination of Armand Călinescu, his assassination six ...
"). Lascu obtained a
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in history from the University of Bucharest in 2000 with the thesis ''Romanitatea balcanică în conștiința societății românești până la Primul Război Mondial'' ("Balkan Romanness in the consciousness of Romanian society until the First World War"), written under the direction of the Romanian historian . By repartition of the Romanian communist government, Lascu was appointed teacher at the Camena General School in
Baia Baia (; ; ) is a commune in Suceava County, in the historical region of Western Moldavia, northeastern Romania with a population of 7,261 as of 2021. It is composed of two villages, namely Baia and Bogata. Located on the Moldova (river), Moldova ...
,
Tulcea County Tulcea County () is a county (județ) of Romania, in the historical region Dobruja, with the capital city at Tulcea. It includes in its northeast corner the large and thinly-populated estuary of the Danube. Demographics In 2021, Tulcea Coun ...
, where he taught from 1974 to 1975. He then worked at the
Constanța History and Archaeology Museum The Constanța History and Archaeology Museum () is a museum located at 12 Piața Ovidiu, Constanța, Romania. History As early as 1878, the year when the Romanian Old Kingdom acquired Northern Dobruja, its first Prefect (Romania), prefect, Remus ...
from 1976 to 2003 as
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, principal curator or section director. Lascu has been enrolled in the staff of the
Ovidius University of Constanța Ovidius University of Constanța () is a public higher education institution in Constanța, Romania founded in 1961 as a Pedagogical Institute and transformed into a comprehensive university in 1990. As the Charter of the university states, th ...
since 1 September 1992, first as
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from 1992 to 2004 and then as
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since 2004. Furthermore, he was scientific secretary from 1996 to 2000, head of the Department of Modern and Contemporary History from 2004 to 2005 and again from 2009 to 2011,
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from 1 October 2004 to 30 September 2005 and head of the Department of History of the Faculty of History and Political Sciences from 8 to 23 March 2012, also being member of the Senate of the University and of the Faculty Council as of 2013. As professor, Lascu has taught the fundamental subject of "Introduction to Modern Universal History" as well as other more specific subjects such as "Modern and Contemporary History of Dobruja", "Balkan Romanness in the Modern Era" and "History of Romanian Press (With a Special Focus on Dobruja)".


Academic research and publications

As of 2017, Lascu had authored 14 books (six as the single author, six as co-author and two as editor) and over 250 studies and articles, including 30 written in a language other than
Romanian Romanian may refer to: *anything of, from, or related to the country and nation of Romania **Romanians, an ethnic group **Romanian language, a Romance language ***Romanian dialects, variants of the Romanian language **Romanian cuisine, traditional ...
, in scientific
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and collective
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not only from
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but also from
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,
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,
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,
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and
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. He has also participated in many
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s organized by institutes, museums, cultural and scientific associations and history faculties from Romania and abroad, having organized himself the annual ''Simpozionul Iorghiana'' ("Iorghiana Symposium") since 2001 as well as several other academic gatherings. Romanian researchers Dorin Popescu and Liviu Franga summarized Lascu's academic interests in being the research of the modern and contemporary history of
Romania Romania is a country located at the crossroads of Central Europe, Central, Eastern Europe, Eastern and Southeast Europe. It borders Ukraine to the north and east, Hungary to the west, Serbia to the southwest, Bulgaria to the south, Moldova to ...
,
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and the "Balkan Romanness" (that is, the
Aromanians The Aromanians () are an Ethnic groups in Europe, ethnic group native to the southern Balkans who speak Aromanian language, Aromanian, an Eastern Romance language. They traditionally live in central and southern Albania, south-western Bulgari ...
, mainly). Other areas of his interest include the
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, the history of Romanian press,
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in southeastern Europe in the
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, the
history of Albania During classical antiquity, Albania was home to several Illyrian tribes such as the Albanoi, Ardiaei, Bylliones, Dassaretii, Enchele, Labeatae, Taulantii, Parthini, Penestae (tribe), Penestae, Amantes (tribe), Amantes, and many others, but also Bry ...
and its relations with Romania, current
historiography Historiography is the study of the methods used by historians in developing history as an academic discipline. By extension, the term ":wikt:historiography, historiography" is any body of historical work on a particular subject. The historiog ...
and its authors and the Romanian historian
Nicolae Iorga Nicolae Iorga (17 January 1871 – 27 November 1940) was a historian, politician, literary critic, memoirist, Albanologist, poet and playwright. Co-founder (in 1910) of the Democratic Nationalist Party (PND), he served as a member of Parliament ...
and his works and publications. Lascu's research on Dobruja is particularly remarkable, with Romanian professor Ștefan Cucu defining Lascu as an "animator of Dobrujan cultural life". An example of his work is the 1985 micromonograph ''Constanța. Ghid de oraș'' ("Constanța. City guide"), which Lascu co-authored. In the chapter ''Repere în timp'' ("Highlights in time"), Lascu gives a vivid image of Constanța in the past through the testimonies of travellers, Romanians or not. He also describes the incorporation of Northern Dobruja into Romania in 1878, embellishing the event and making use of a "vibrant", "uplifting" language to recount it. In 1996, Lascu showed great admiration and enthusiasm for the Mircea cel Bătrân National College in Constanța and its graduate students in a special issue of the cultural magazine ''România de la Mare'' ("Romania of the Sea") dedicated to the centenary of the college's founding. In 1992, again at ''România de la Mare'', Lascu published a 1919 document titled ''Memoriu asupra pagubelor făcute de inamic în orașul Constanța'' ("Memoir about the damages done by the enemy in the city of Constanța") about the "horrors" and "thousands of cases" of rapes, robberies and murders carried out by
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,
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and
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against the inhabitants of Constanța during the occupation of Romania by the Central Powers in
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. Lascu was editor from 1992 to 1997 of ''România de la Mare''. He is also member since 2010 and 2012 respectively of the
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of ''Orizonturi istoriografice'' ("Historiographic Horizons"), a journal of the Ovidius University of Constanța, and of that of the North Macedonia-based
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-wide ''Haemus Journal''. Furthermore, he is
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of ''Analele Universității «Ovidius» din Constanța. Seria Istorie'' ("Annals of the "Ovidius" University of Constanța. History Series") since 2012. Starting from 1976, Lascu has written several articles, interviews and reviews and presentations of books in several Romanian
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s, magazines and newspapers, including ''Contemporanul'', ''Cuget Liber'', ''Dosarele Istoriei'', ''Ex Ponto'', ''
Magazin Istoric ''Magazin Istoric'' () is a Romanian monthly magazine. Overview ''Magazin Istoric'' was started in 1967. The first issue appeared in April 1967. The headquarters is in Bucharest. The monthly magazine contains articles and pictures about Romanian ...
'', ''
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'', ''Observator de Constanța'', ''Picurarlu de la Pind'', ''România de la Mare'', ''
România liberă Romania is a country located at the crossroads of Central, Eastern and Southeast Europe. It borders Ukraine to the north and east, Hungary to the west, Serbia to the southwest, Bulgaria to the south, Moldova to the east, and the Black Sea t ...
'', ''Telegraf'', ''Tomis'' and several others.


Public figure and recognition

Lascu has been vice president from 1982 to 1986 and again from 1992 to 1998, head of its History Commission from 1986 to 1992 and president since 1992 of the Constanța County branch of the Society of Historical Studies of Romania (SȘIR). He is also the founder and president since 1991 and 1992 respectively of the România de la Mare Dobrujan Cultural–Historical Association and of the Picurarlu de la Pind ("The Shepherd of the
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") Aromanian Association of Dobruja. The latter is an Aromanian cultural organization which regards the Aromanians as ethnic
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. The Society Farsharotu, an Aromanian cultural organization in the
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, described Lascu as "one of the leading spokesmen" for the point of view that, because the Aromanians are ethnically Romanian, they can not possibly be recognized as an
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in Romania as some Aromanians have requested. Lascu has been a member of the
Macedo-Romanian Cultural Society The Macedo-Romanian Cultural Society (, ) is an Aromanian cultural organization in Romania. It was founded on 23 September 1879, succeeding the Macedo-Romanian Committee established in 1860. The SCMR has the aim of preserving and developing the ...
's
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since 1995, of the Nicolae Iorga Club of Historians since 2001, of the Romanian Association of History of the Press from 2009 to 2012, of the
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since 2009 and of the Austrian–Romanian Society () since 2010. For his activities, Lascu has received several awards. On 23 November 2007, he received the Remus Opreanu Title from the Constanța County Prefecture for his "contribution in the field of local history". On 19 July 2008, he received the Nicolae Iorga Award from the SȘIR for his 2007 work Од историjата на ароманскиот печат во Македонија. Списаниjата "Братсво" и "Светлина" ("On the history of the Aromanian press in Macedonia. The magazines ''Frățilia'' and ''
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''"). On 26 April 2017, he received the Theodor Capidan Award from the Magazin Istoric Cultural Foundation, the publisher of the aforementioned ''Magazin Istoric'', for his 2016 work ''Românii balcanici în Dobrogea'' ("Balkan Romanians in Dobruja"). In 2011, the community of historians of Constanța celebrated Lascu's 60th birthday. Such celebrations are a tradition in the community since 1999. The event included a conference on Dobruja and on "Carpatho-Ponto-Balkan Romanianism", and took place with the blessing of
Teodosie Petrescu Teodosie Petrescu (; born 12 December 1955; birth name: Macedon Porcu ) is a Romanian cleric who has been the Archbishop of Tomis since 2001. Biography Early life Born in Vatra Dornei, Suceava County, Teodosie was the 17th child of the family ...
, Archbishop of Tomis.


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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Lascu, Stoica 1951 births Living people People from Constanța County Romanian people of Aromanian descent Aromanian historians 20th-century Romanian historians 21st-century Romanian historians Aromanian schoolteachers Romanian schoolteachers Romanian curators Aromanian editors Romanian editors Pro-Romanian Aromanians Aromanian studies Members of the Macedo-Romanian Cultural Society University of Bucharest alumni Academic staff of the Ovidius University of Constanța