BUKOVINA

Bukovina region was part of the historic principality of Moldavia, the region known as Upper Country, early in its existence. In these territories were first residence of the princes Moldovan, Baia, Siret and Suceava, the famous capital the great king and ruler Stephen the Great and Holy. Moldova name itself comes from the Moldova River, river flowing through the beautiful lands of Bukovina. Grand Prince Stephen, along with his followers, the famous monasteries were built here Moldovita Suceviţa Putna, Humor Voroneţ Probota monasteries which are now on the UNESCO list are considered monuments of global concern.

Between 1775 and 1918, this ancient Romanian kept busy by the Habsburg Empire, the period also dates and names of Bukovina (Buchenland, in German, meaning Country of beech).
In 1849, Bukovina achieve autonomy and became the capital of Grand Duchy in Czernowitz, Romania holding a majority in the Diet, whose president is Eudoxiu Hurmuzachi.

Chernivtsi city (now incorporated into the Ukrainian State) becomes an important cultural center in 1875 is established here  Franz Josef University, renowned university in Austria-Hungary.

Great personalities of Romanian culture, study and create here, and composer Porumbescu, the great historian Dimitrie Onciul director of the Romanian Academy, scholar and revolutionist Aaron punch or great national poet, Mihai Eminescu, journalist and politician.

Following the dissolution of Austria-Hungary at the end of World War I, and the threat exerted by Ukrainian forces, the National Council of Bukovina, met on November 28, 1918 in Chernivtsi, and chaired by the old union decides Iancu Flondor with United Romania Romanian territory. Internationally, this decision was recognized in 1919 by the Treaty of Saint Germain.

Following the Ribbentrop-Molotov Pact, signed on 23 August 1939, Romania asked the Soviet Union in June 1940, northern Bukovina, as "damages for losses suffered by the Soviet Union after 22 years of Romanian rule in Bessarabia.

Following these requests, the Crown Council, chaired by Charles II king, he betrays the Romanians in Bukovina and Bessarabia, ceding Bessarabia, Northern Bukovina and the Herta region, without any resistance.

During 1941, the Romanian army, led by Ion Antonescu reconquers territories occupied by the USSR in 1940.

In 1944, the Soviet Union conquered new territory in northern Bukovina, which will be part of this time the Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic and the USSR after the dismantling of an independent Ukrainian state.

Slavizare Soviets commence a process of land, much of the Romanian population was massacred or deported to Siberia (or Fountain massacres of White Meadow).

This process of denationalization and continuing after Ukraine gained independence in 1991. Romanian population of the territory of present state Ukraine is divided by the rulers of Kiev on the basis of geographical area, the Romanian and Moldovans, as there are two names for the same people. Ukrainian State currently leads an illegal political Ukrainisation population, denying the constitutional right of Romanians to study in their mother tongue. Thus, Chernivtsi region, of the 92 Romanian-language schools existing during the Soviet state, there are now only 80.

Instead of helping those oppressed by history vitregiile in 1997, Romanian politicians betray their brothers again, signing a treaty with Ukraine, which recognize the 1944 borders illegally.

In these circumstances, we, we can learn to speak the language our ancestors, we have a duty to think and not to forget those who can not enjoy these rights.

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