Russian Comunity in Romania

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Table of contents :

1. Interview2. Short History3. Geographic Repartition4. Religion5. Customs

6. Architecture & Traditional Clothing


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My relatives decided to move here inRomania after the fall of the communistregime,and my parents chose Constanta

because they had some friends here . Mysoul is Russian but my country is where Iwas born, where I grew up, that is to say

Romania


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2 .Do you keep in touch with

your relatives who are stillliving in Russia?


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Not that much. Only on specialoccasions.Because of the distance, it`s notthat easy to keep in touch with each other .

But I would like to reconnect with myrelatives , because after being just the three

of us in another country , I had come to

appreciate the importance of family , and just being close with the ones that youlove .


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3 .Is Russian spoken betweenyour family members?


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4. Has being a Russian ever affected your relationship with

others?


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Not that much, even if I had someconflicts with classmates when i wasyounger. But today people around meaccepted me for what I am and I am

not judged by ethnicity.It was not such a big cultural shock,

because I was young and also becausemost of the traditions are the same. I

believe in the benefits of diversity soIve always tried to influence others

for the better


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Y es I have. i would like to live

and work there, to get to know better the rest of the family. Butthat doesn`t mean that I do notlike Romania because here`s

where I grew up, and this is mysecond home.


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S HORT HI S TOR Y


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L ipovans are a small ethnic group of Russian descent who mostly live in theTulcea district in Romania and in Bugeac (Ukraine). S mall groups of L ipovansalso live in Moldavia , Bucovina and Constanta.

The Russian-lipovans from Romania are believers of the old orthodox rite andare known in the whole world under the name of old believers ( of old

belief) or old rite believers ( of old rite).

The religious schism which took place in Russia in the 17th century and the persecution that was unleashed against those who opposed the reform,determined hundreds of thousand of Russian old believers to leave their homeland and migrate to different corners of the world


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GE OG RAPHIC R E PARTITION


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Present in Romania in a total of 35 ,791 (census 2002 ), Russians areconcentrated mostly in the eastern part of the country in Dobrogea andMoldova .

The majority of Russians L ipovan population is concentrated :

- in the region of D obrogea ( more than two thirds of thetotal number of Russians L ipovans)

- Moldova (18% of Russians L ipovans).


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The relligon of the L ipovans in Romania is O rthodox O ld Rite Christian .

The few elements that differentiate the relligion of L ipovans from the one practicedin Romania are related to religious rite and not dogma :

The cross is made with two fingers (forefinger and middle finger), representingdouble depiction of Jesus Christ our S aviour: divine and human nature .TheS taroveri Russian cross has eight corners;

S aviour's name written with one I - Iesus;

The procession around the church is clockwise (in the sense of S un's apparentmotion);

The celebration of the liturgy is made with seven wafers, not five .


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CU S TOM S


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One of the traditions that was best kept in its original form wasMaslenitsa , a holiday that occurs in the week before E aster. Its a

joyous holiday, celebrated with dance ,music and traditional dairy- based food such as vareniki, blini or piroghi.

E aster, a very important holiday for the L ipovans, is celebratedwith family, dyed eggs and pound cake (Cozonac). These two foodsare blessed in the morning of the Resurrection of Christ, right after the sermon. L amb is nowhere to be found in L ipovan traditions.

L ipovans also have the tradition of caroling during Christmas.They announce the birth of Christ, not before the celebration, butafter it . Their repertoire contains only one carol , which is called Christ is born


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The marriage is preceded by the young couple's engagement,when parties are organized at the houses of each member of the couple. Until the wedding itself, there are organised socialevents at which girls and women sing and make handkerchiefswith lace edge, wich are then given to guests. The traditionwas preserved to this day for the couple to marry in the churchfor a religious life in traditional costumes

At the death of a lipovan, relatives have to stay near thedeceased for 3 days , while the psalter is readenuninterrupted.. A crown of paperis placed near the head of the

that says in slavonic " holy, powerful and almighty God,have mercy on us ", while in his hand the priests puts a paper with his blessings.


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Clothing & Arhitecture


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T olstovka shirtThe name comes from famous Russianwriter L .N. Tolstoy who wore this style of kosovorotka all the time.

A pronUsed for traditional events, not the oneused in the kitchen .


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Russian fur hats are known all overthe world as the best heat saversprotecting from severest frosts andwinds. Russian fur hats still protectRussian people in the winter even inSiberia - made from soft sheepskinand fluffy rabbit fur.


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Architecture from Russia to Romania

Both share the same religion and churches architecture is 80

%-90 % the same.Russian churches and palaces are famous for their architecture,

but the rest of the buildings arent very different in style, fromthe ones Romania has.During communism our churches had been influenced in theway they were built.


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Romanian Church Russian Church


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