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Born on 12 August 1955, in the village of Dereneu, Călăraşi district, in a family of primary school teachers.
Graduate of the “Serghei Lazo” Polytechnic Institute in Chişinău, School of Mechanics (1978). First publication – 1974 (“Scânteia leninistă”). Made his literary debut in the “Nistru” magazine, 1977, issue 4.
• Member of the Writers’ Union since 1988.
• Doctor Honoris Causa of the University of Human Sciences (Chişinău, 2000)
• Corresponding Member of the Kiev International Academy (2000)
• Member in the Editing Board of the following publications: Natura (magazine; available since 2000), Viaţa Basarabiei (magazine, new series, available since 2002), Magazin bibliologic (magazine, available since 2003) and Calendarul naţional (available since 2003).
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Works: Arta memoriei (“The Art of Memory” – lyrics), 1987; Doina dorurilor noastre (“The Doina of our Longings” – a lyrical itinerary-memorial, Alexei Mateevici), 1990 (the “Mihai Eminescu” republican award of bibliophiles); Arheologii interioare (“Inner Archaeologies” – lyrics), 1991; Basarabia necunoscută (“The Unknown Bessarabia” – Bessarabian personalities) – Vol. I, 1993; Vol. II, 1997; Vol. III, 2000; Vol. IV, 2002, Vol. V, 2004; Vol. VI, 2005 (the Award of the Writers’ Union in Moldova); Spirala lui Arhimede (“The Spiral of Archimedes” – lyrics), 1994; Scurtă Istorie a Cărţii Româneşti (“Brief History of Romanian Writings” – co-author), Bucharest, 1994; Gheorghe Bezviconi. Bibliography, 1994 (the Bibliophiles’ Association Award); Cornova (co-author), 2000. Constantin Stere, Documentări politice (“Political Documentations”). The Testament Collection (project author, wrote the foreword and also in charge of editing), 2002 (the International Book Fair Award, 12th edition, Chişinău, 2003); Basarabenii în lume (“Bessarabians throughout the World”), Vol. I-II (co-author), 2002; Mi-i dor să vă spun (“I Long to Tell You”, 1st edition, 2004; 2nd edition, 2004; 3rd edition, 2005); Profetul nemuririi noastre. Constantin Stere (“The Prophet of Our Immortality. Constantin Stere”), 2005; Apostolul Unirii. Pan Halippa (“The Apostle of the Union. Pan Halippa”), 2006; Enigma Petre Draganov (“The Petre Draganov Mystery”), Chişinău, 2006; Note din Arca lui Noe (“Notes from Noah’s Arch”), Chişinău, 2006; Doina dorurilor noastre (“The Doina of our Longings” – 2nd edition), Chişinău, 2007; Basarabia necunoscută (“The Unknown Bessarabia” – Bessarabian personalities), Vol. VII., Chişinău, 2007.
Children’s rhymes: Puiul îndrăzneţ (“The Daring Chicken”), 1980; Ţara cu luceferi (“The Morning Star Country”), 1986; Învăţ să zbor (“I’m Learning to Fly”), 1992; Necazul ariciului (“The Hedgehog’s Mishap”), 1996; Ce visează leul (“What Does the Lion Dream of”), 2004.
Screenplays: Binecuvântare (“Blessing”), 1989; Stropul de ceară (“The Wax Drop”), 1990; Buburuza (“The Ladybug”), 1991; Harap Alb (co-author), 1991; Filozoful din Cubolta (“The Philosopher of Cubolta”), 1997.
Encyclopedias: Chişinău. Enciclopedie (“Encyclopedia” – editor), 1997 (the National Book Fair Award, Iaşi); Sfatul Ţării. Enciclopedie (“The National Assembly. Encyclopedia”), 1998 (the National Children’s Book Fair Award); Femei din Moldova. Enciclopedie (“Women in Moldova. Encyclopedia” – project author, editor), 2000; Patrimoniul Cultural al Republicii Moldova (“Moldova’s Cultural Patrimony” – project author, editor), 1999; Dicţionar–antologie de istorie şi teorie literară (“Dictionary-Anthology of Literary History and Theory” – project author, editor), 2000; Generaţia Unirii (“The Generation of the Grand Union”), 2004 (the Award of the Writers’ Union in Moldova, 2005); Dicţionarul scriitorilor români din Basarabia (1812-2006) (“Dictionary of Romanian Writers in Bessarabia” – co-author), 2007.
Information sources: Iurie Colesnic. Bibliography (Chişinău, 2005), 148 pages; Dicţionarul scriitorilor români din Basarabia (1812-2006) (“Dictionary of Romanian Writers in Bessarabia”), Chişinău, 2007; Andrei Brezianu, Vlad Spânu, Historical Dictionary of Moldova (United States, 2007).
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