C O N T E N T S:

PAG.:
         ELITES, RELIGIONS, CULTURE
• Ismail Kose
The Monastery Of Soumela And Ancient Trade Routes Connected To It
7
• Vasile M. Demciuc
L’église Sainte Sophie De Trébizonde – Un Repère Dans L’architecture Religieuse Byzantine
29
• Lilia Zabolotnaia Pavel
The Story Of The Courtship Of Catherine “The Circassian”, The Second Wife Of The Prince Vasile Lupu
43
         INTERNATIONAL STUDIES 
• Aurelian Lavric
The Emergence Of The Problem Of Bukovina Within The European Geopolitical Space
51
• Александр Сыч
ПРОБЛЕМА ЦИВИЛИЗАЦИОННОГО ВЫБОРА В СТРАНАХ ЦЕНТРАЛЬНО-ВОСТОЧНОЙ ЕВРОПЫ
ПОСЛЕ ПЕРВОЙ МИРОВОЙ ВОЙНЫ
67
• Cristian Sandache
The USSR During The Interwar Period: Political-Diplomatic Aspects
79
• Jakub Pienkowski
The Knotted Rails – Economic Situation And Geopolitical Determinants Of Moldovan Railways
89
• Adrian Botezatu, Florin Pintescu
Russia At The Beginning Of The The 3rd Millenium. Geopolitical Resources And Options
107
        POLITICS, CONFLICTS, SOCIETY
• Alina Felea
Reflections On Divorce In Bessarabia In The First Half Of The Nineteenth Century: The Adultery
127
• Luisa-Georgiana Bargoanu
La Société Moldave Pendant La Guerre De Crimée Dans La Vision Des Consuls Et Voyageurs Français
139
NOTES ON CONTRIBUTORS
155
INSTRUCTIONS FOR AUTHORS159