SCRISORI DE DRAGOSTE ÎN VREMURI DE RĂZBOI
WARTIME LOVE LETTERS

Summary/Abstract: A series of letters dating from the World War II era, provided by Ioan Radu Nistor, the former director of the Năsăud Museum, reveals a love story between a beautiful woman originating from Năsăud, Livia Nistor and a young man who signs under the diminutive of Ioţa, who has his roots in Teregova (Caraş-Severin County). In the troubled times of the Hungarian occupation period, Livia is compelled to take the roadof refuge, following a route that includes localities in Banat, where she pursues a professional specialization, and the city of Braşov, where she becomes a postmistress in Timisu de Sus. It is in Teregova where she meets Ioţa, who sends her numerous love letters, many from the front, where the young man was sent as a soldier. Their letters, dating from 1942–1945, which sometimes seem naive, sometimes philosophical, mirror Ioţa’s deep feelings. In the end, Livia remarries another man. In the 1970s, her love for the native land makes her come home in Năsăud, where she will live to the ripe old age of 88. She passes away in 2006 and she is buried in the Orthodox cemetery of the town.

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