ОСНОВАТЕЛЬ ХОРОВОЙ КАПЕЛЛЫ ДОЙНА, НИКОЛАЙ НЕНЕВ: ЛЕГЕНДА И РЕАЛЬНОСТЬ
NICOLAE NENEV, FOUNDER OF THE “DOINA” CHORAL CHAPEL: LEGEND AND REALITY

Summary/Abstract: The article reveals previously unknown facts from the life and work of Nikolae Nenev, a Moldovan folklorist and ethnographer who stood at the origins of the” Doina” Academic Choral Chapel. In 1937, N. Nenev was accused by the People’sCommissariat for Internal Affairs (NKVD) authorities of counter-revolutionary nationalist activity and was executed by firingsquad. Twenty years later, in 1956–1957, as a result of a review of his criminal case, a conclusion was issued declaring hisinnocence. Based on an analysis of archival documents, the authors reconstruct the events of 1937 and 1957, clarify many factsfrom N. Nenev’s life, and outline the prospects for possible further research.

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