In Bucuresti s-au schimbat intr-un mare stil denumirile a 8 statii de metrou: Semanatoarea a devenit Petrache Poenaru, Armata Poporului – Lujerului, Industriilor – Preciziei, Depoul IMGB – Berceni, IMGB – Dimitrie Leonida, Laromet – Laminorului, Policolor – Nicolae Teclu, iar Linia de Centura se numeste acum Anghel Saligny. Bun.
Duminica, pe drumul de intoarcere de la Arsenal Park am lecturat un ghid al Bucurestiului in limba engleza: download In Your Pocket (link spre pdf) – cel mai bascalios ghid pe care l-am citit pana acum. In prima faza m-a enervat mistocareala autorului, Craig Turp , dupa care am inceput sa rad pentru ca tipul, oricat misto ar fi facut, avea dreptate in multe privinte.
Revenim la schimbarea denumirilor “comuniste” si citez din In Your Pocket:
Romania’s communist authorities had a habit of naming streets after communist heroes, only to have to change them a few years later when said hero of the workers movement fell out of favour with the Politburo. In the case of poor old Brasov, the entire town suffered the fate of carrying the name Stalin from 1948 to 1956. Onesti, in northern Romania, was from 1965-1989 known as Gheorghe Gheorghiu-Dej, after the first leader of communist Romania.
While most of Bucharest’s communist era street names have been changed since 1990, in many cases the old name is what continues to be used in the vernacular. For example, while Piata Muncii is now officially Piata Eudoxiu Hulmuzachi, try asking a taxi driver to take you to Piata Eudoxiu Hulmuzachi and see what happens.
La fel si acum cu statiile de metrou. Chiar asa grave, gresite sau urate erau numele alea “comuniste” de trebuiau schimbate?
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