One of the great technical achievements that revolutionized the idea of time and space, opening a new era in the history of communication, is telegraphy. It is based on the transmission of electrical signals through a cable over long distances, allowing people to communicate instantly. The telegraph spread very quickly and a network of wires stretched around the world.
In 1837, the American painter and physicist Samuel Morse invented the first electromagnetic device for telegraphy, patented in 1840. To send messages by wire, Morse developed in 1838 a simple code of dots and dashes, which represented the letters of the alphabet, known as "Morse code ".
Both Morse code and the telegraph machine were improved over time, with the telegraph becoming the most widespread system of communication and information transmission for more than a century, until the advent of the Internet. The telegraph system consisted of a series of stations repeaters along the transmission line route. Each station had an operator who received and transmitted messages by telegraph. The Morse machine transmitted about 25 words per minute, which were recorded in code on a paper tape. The operator in charge of transmitting the message would decode it and write it on paper using a special typewriter.
In Bessarabia, the telegraph entered in 1860: on April 8, the Bender telegraph station began its activity, and on April 24, the one in Chisinau, following the construction of the first Odesa-Chisinau-Leova telegraph line. Currently, telegraph services have been discontinued. The only ones who still use coded communication are radio amateurs.
The Morse telegraph machine shown comes from the Osinoostrovsky electrotechnical plant, Soviet Union, and dates back to 1934. The exhibit was restored by Mihail Culașco.
The “Luceafărul” Republican Theatre for Children and Youth: Pages of History
Tyragetia, serie nouă, vol. V [XX], nr. 2, Istorie. Muzeologie
The activity of the “Luceafărul” Theatre since the day of its foundation can be divided into three periods. The golden era of its history was in 1960-1970s when the performances of this theatre were marked by a special talent, inspiration, and civic courage. At this time there were put on еру stage such plays as “Radu Stefan – the first and last” by A. Busuioc, “Minodora” by A. Strambeanu, “Passion Week” by I. Podoleanu, etc. New productions were expected with great impatience and there were long queues at the box-office.
Then there followed a long period of creative crisis that lasted until the early 1990s.
A renovation of the theatre started in the late 1990s, with the coming of a new director Boris Focsa. He put on the stage a series of performances which had been highly appreciated by the public both in country and abroad.
Today in the repertoire of the “Luceafărul” Republican Theatre there are 25 performances, including plays for children. Actors from the first generation (N. Doni, P. Zavtoni, R. Ene, T. Băsescu, Gh. Pârlea, and others) still continue to play here along with the two generations of actors from B. Focșa’s class. In general, it should be noted the creative recovery of this theatre with an excellent troupe which includes such actors as A. Tabarcea, S. Mierla, D. Acriș, Iu. Ursu, V. Isac, R. Mereuță, V. Mereuță, Iu. Bordeianu, and others. List of illustrations: Photo 1. Troupe of the “Luceafărul” Republican Theatre, 1960. Photo 2. Collective of the theatre, 2008.
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Movie posters from the collection of the National Museum of History of Moldova
Tyragetia, serie nouă, vol. VII [XXII], nr. 2, Istorie. Muzeologie
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The National Theater „Vasile Alecsandri” from Bălți: historical retrospective
Tyragetia, serie nouă, vol. IV [XIX], nr. 2, Istorie. Muzeologie
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Collection of anti-religious drawings and lithographs from the National Museum of History of Moldova
Tyragetia, serie nouă, vol. IX [XXIV], nr. 2, Istorie. Muzeologie Chișinău, 2015
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Playbills from the collection of the National Museum of Archaeology and History of Moldova
Tyragetia, serie nouă, vol. VI [XXI], nr. 2, Istorie. Muzeologie
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Post-war social poster as a means of public information (from the collections of the National Museum of History of Moldova)
Tyragetia, serie nouă, vol. XIV [XXIX], nr. 2, Istorie. Muzeologie
One of the great technical achievements that revolutionized the idea of time and space, opening a new era in the history of communication, is telegraphy. It is based on the transmission of electrical signals through a cable over long distances, allowing people to communicate instantly...
The National Museum of History of Moldova takes place among the most significant museum institutions of the Republic of Moldova, in terms of both its collection and scientific reputation.
The National Museum of History of Moldova takes place among the most significant museum institutions of the Republic of Moldova, in terms of both its collection and scientific reputation.
The National Museum of History of Moldova takes place among the most significant museum institutions of the Republic of Moldova, in terms of both its collection and scientific reputation.
31 August 1989 St., 121 A, MD 2012, Chisinau, Republic of Moldova
