ROMANIAN ASSOCIATIONISM AMONG CRAFTSMEN IN INTERWAR BUKOVINA BETWEEN PROFESSIONAL SOLIDARITY AND NATIONAL AFFIRMATION Cover Image

ASOCIAȚIONISMUL MESERIAȘILOR ROMÂNI DIN BUCOVINA INTERBELICĂ: ÎNTRE CREUZETUL PROFESIONAL ȘI SOLIDARITATEA NAȚIONALĂ
ROMANIAN ASSOCIATIONISM AMONG CRAFTSMEN IN INTERWAR BUKOVINA BETWEEN PROFESSIONAL SOLIDARITY AND NATIONAL AFFIRMATION

Author(s): Mariana Rusu (Toderaș)
Subject(s): History, Economy, Economic history, Local History / Microhistory, Social history, Recent History (1900 till today), Interwar Period (1920 - 1939)
Published by: Liceul Vasile Conta Târgu-Neamț
Keywords: Interwar Bukovina; Romanian craftsmen; associationism; national identity;

Summary/Abstract: The article examines the role of Romanian craftsmen’s associations in interwar Bukovina, focusing on the activity of the Romanian Craftsmen’s Society of Chernivtsi -one of the most representative professional and cultural organizations of the period. Based on archival documents and contemporary press sources, the study outlines the society’s main fields of action: professional support, apprenticeship training, economic initiatives, and cultural or philanthropic work. It highlights how craftsmen’s associationism contributed to shaping a Romanian middle class and strengthening national identity within a multi-ethnic and socially dynamic environment.

  • Issue Year: 7/2025
  • Issue No: 2
  • Page Range: 35-54
  • Page Count: 20
  • Language: Romanian
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