The Observer in short

Lead article Ovidiu Simonca looks at Bogdan Olteanu’s attack on editorials by Mircea Cartarescu and the National Christian-Democratic Peasant Party’s attack on Horia-Roman Patapievici and wonders if writers have suddenly begun to count. Politics Bedros Horasangian reminds us that Kosovo is historically part of Serbia and argues that Romania should meditate for a modern, democratic Kosovo. Ciprian Ciucu criticizes inadequacies in educational reform, which should delve into Romania’s curriculum. Latest The Observer takes the anniversary of the Romanian revolution as occasion to publish Peter Nadas’ “The Great Christmas Killing,