Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 24. Chapters: Moldovan communists, Zamfir Arbore, Alexandru Robot, Alexis Nour, Vladimir Voronin, Marian Lupu, Zinaida Greceanii, Ion Suruceanu, Petru Lucinschi, Ecaterina Arbore, Grigory Kotovsky, Nicolae Coval, Vasile Tarlev, Ion Hadarc, Tihon Konstantinov, Dumitru Diacov, Gherasim Rudi, Semion Grossu, Zinovie Serdiuk, Petru Pascari, Nicolae Testemi anu, Sergey Lazo, Nikita Salogor, Ion Ustian, Alexandru Diordi, Dimitri Gladki. Excerpt: Zamfir Constantin Arbore (Romanian pronunciation: born Zamfir Ralli, Russian: , Zemfiriyi Konstantinovich Arborye-Ralli; also known as Zamfir Arbure, Zamfir Rally, Zemphiri Ralli and Aivaza; November 14, 1848 - April 2 or April 3, 1933) was a Bukovinan-born Romanian political activist originally active in the Russian Empire, also known for his work as an amateur historian, geographer and ethnographer. Arbore debuted in left-wing politics from early in life, gained an intimate knowledge of the Russian revolutionary milieu, and participated in both nihilist and Narodnik conspiracies. Self-exiled to Switzerland, he became a member of the International Workingmen's Association. Arbore was mostly active as an international anarchist and a disciple of Mikhail Bakunin, but eventually parted with the latter to create his independent group, the Revolutionary Community. He was subsequently close to the anarchist geographer Elisee Reclus, who became his new mentor. Arbore settled in Romania after 1877, and, abandoning anarchism altogether, committed himself to the more moderate cause of socialism. His campaign against Russian despotism also led him to champion the cause of freedom for Bessarabia region, to which he was personally tied by his family history. These commitments resulted in Arbore's outside support for the Russian Revolution of 1905, when he and Petru Cazacu founded the Swiss-based Basara...