Russian Empire, Vladimir Dedlov, Bessarabia, memoirs, Romanian people
Russian Empire, Vladimir Dedlov, Bessarabia, memoirs, Romanian people

Summary/Abstract: The Russian travelers’ records about 19th century Bessarabia offer valuable information about the political, economic, demographic, religious and linguistic realities. In this article, we will analize the travel notes of V. L. Dedlov (1856-1908) – a well-known publicist, writer and literary critic of the second half of the 19th century, who came to Bessarabia as a reporter (1880-1886) for the Неделя/Nedelja (The Week) journal. Even though V. Dedlov’s memoirs are very useful for research, they cannot have an autonomous status. Regarding 19th century Bessarabia, the author often gives us a distorted image of the historical realities, especially in treating some topics related to the history of the Bessarabian Romanians.

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