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review April 2026

A longue durée history of Bukovina

Review by Gaëlle Fisher
Black-and-white historical photograph of a group of men, women, and children standing outdoors, dressed in traditional folk clothing. Several individuals wear embroidered garments and tall feathered headdresses. In the center, a young couple faces each other holding hands, suggesting a dance or ceremonial moment. To the right, a small group of boys holds musical instruments, including what appears to be a violin and a cimbalom-like instrument. Trees form a leafy backdrop behind the group. At the bottom, printed in red, is the German phrase “Gruss aus der Bukowina” (“Greetings from Bukovina”), alongside a handwritten message in cursive.
In Bukovina (Princeton University Press, 2025), Cristina Florea provides a definitive history spanning nearly two centuries of this small Eastern European region, now divided between Romania and Ukraine. Gaëlle Fisher writes that the book represents a long-awaited and much-needed synthesis and a significant scholarly achievement. 
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