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1918 Books
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by (shelved 6 times as 1918)
avg rating 3.84 — 145,517 ratings — published 1918

by (shelved 5 times as 1918)
avg rating 3.79 — 12,001 ratings — published 1918

by (shelved 5 times as 1918)
avg rating 3.85 — 13,418 ratings — published 2013

by (shelved 4 times as 1918)
avg rating 4.17 — 2,899 ratings — published 1918

by (shelved 4 times as 1918)
avg rating 3.95 — 87,561 ratings — published 2020

by (shelved 4 times as 1918)
avg rating 3.51 — 13,871 ratings — published 2013

by (shelved 4 times as 1918)
avg rating 4.18 — 86,437 ratings — published 1918

by (shelved 3 times as 1918)
avg rating 3.97 — 28,193 ratings — published 2024

by (shelved 3 times as 1918)
avg rating 4.24 — 54,922 ratings — published 2020

by (shelved 3 times as 1918)
avg rating 3.76 — 2,627 ratings — published 1918

by (shelved 3 times as 1918)
avg rating 4.11 — 40,402 ratings — published 2018

by (shelved 3 times as 1918)
avg rating 3.82 — 5,953 ratings — published 1918

by (shelved 2 times as 1918)
avg rating 3.71 — 4,680 ratings — published 1918

by (shelved 2 times as 1918)
avg rating 4.11 — 365 ratings — published 1918

by (shelved 2 times as 1918)
avg rating 3.64 — 1,882 ratings — published 1918

by (shelved 2 times as 1918)
avg rating 3.81 — 425 ratings — published 2018

by (shelved 2 times as 1918)
avg rating 3.85 — 13 ratings — published 2018

by (shelved 2 times as 1918)
avg rating 3.61 — 291 ratings — published 2018

by (shelved 2 times as 1918)
avg rating 4.56 — 2,278 ratings — published 1962

by (shelved 2 times as 1918)
avg rating 3.98 — 11,853 ratings — published 1918

by (shelved 2 times as 1918)
avg rating 4.01 — 167,692 ratings — published 2012

by (shelved 2 times as 1918)
avg rating 4.21 — 290 ratings — published 1933

by (shelved 2 times as 1918)
avg rating 3.97 — 2,370 ratings — published 2014

by (shelved 2 times as 1918)
avg rating 3.93 — 7,788 ratings — published 2012

by (shelved 2 times as 1918)
avg rating 3.53 — 4,918 ratings — published 1918

by (shelved 2 times as 1918)
avg rating 3.98 — 42,133 ratings — published 2004

by (shelved 1 time as 1918)
avg rating 4.23 — 31 ratings — published 1970

by (shelved 1 time as 1918)
avg rating 3.90 — 10 ratings — published 2009

by (shelved 1 time as 1918)
avg rating 4.30 — 502,617 ratings — published 1943

by (shelved 1 time as 1918)
avg rating 3.55 — 11 ratings — published 2024

by (shelved 1 time as 1918)
avg rating 3.62 — 32 ratings — published 2014

by (shelved 1 time as 1918)
avg rating 3.62 — 8 ratings — published 2014

by (shelved 1 time as 1918)
avg rating 4.00 — 2 ratings — published 1996

by (shelved 1 time as 1918)
avg rating 4.00 — 887 ratings — published 1918

by (shelved 1 time as 1918)
avg rating 4.06 — 2,188 ratings — published 1918

by (shelved 1 time as 1918)
avg rating 3.50 — 2 ratings — published

by (shelved 1 time as 1918)
avg rating 5.00 — 2 ratings — published

by (shelved 1 time as 1918)
avg rating 3.81 — 16 ratings — published 2008

by (shelved 1 time as 1918)
avg rating 2.64 — 11 ratings — published 2005

by (shelved 1 time as 1918)
avg rating 3.66 — 7,628 ratings — published 2006

“Izolarea la care au fost supuși basarabenii în timpul regimului țarist a făcut ca aceștia să nu fie pregătiți pentru evenimentele care au avut loc în anii 1917‑1918. După cum am văzut în capitolele precedente, unii dintre ei se „deșteptau“ în timpul studiilor din marile orașe ale Imperiului Rus, când luau exemplu de la estonieni, polonezi, ucraineni etc. Văzând că aceștia vorbeau în propria limbă, aveau un cult pentru propriii lor scriitori etc., moldovenii au început să aibă idealuri precum introducerea limbii române în școală, biserică și administrație sau chiar proclamarea unei autonomii locale în Basarabia. Acestor idealuri li se adăuga, sub influența mișcărilor socialiste din Rusia, necesitatea de a dobândi „pământ și voie“, cum spuneau ei, ceea ce se traducea prin introducerea votului universal și realizarea unei reforme agrare. În special aceste două deziderate îi mobilizau pe moldoveni, iar pământul era cerința cea mai importantă pentru ei. În ceea ce privește unirea cu România, aceasta nu exista în lista de deziderate ale elitei basarabene în 1917, cu mici excepții. Atașamentul față de Rusia era unul puternic, moldovenii considerând că problemele pe care le întâmpinau se datorau doar regimului țarist. Guvernul provizoriu sau „vremelnica stăpânire“, cum i se spunea, avea o componentă socialistă solidă, ceea ce le dădea încredere românilor din Basarabia că viitorul le va aduce realizarea reformelor sociale de care aveau nevoie. Pe de altă parte, majoritatea moldovenilor nici nu erau conștienți de apartenența lor la poporul român, mulți aflând de acest lucru cu ocazia intrării în contact cu frații lor de peste Prut, pe frontul din România. În plus, chiar dacă unii ar fi vrut, în sinea lor, ca Basarabia să se unească cu România, acest lucru părea imposibil din moment ce România era aliată cu Rusia în război.”
― Elita Basarabiei la 1917-1918. Zece personalități care au făcut Unirea
― Elita Basarabiei la 1917-1918. Zece personalități care au făcut Unirea

“Bells Screamed all off key, wrangling together as they collided in midair, horns and whistles mingled shrilly with cries of human distress; sulphur-colored light ex-ploded through the black windowpane and flashed away in darkness. Miranda waking from a dreamless sleep asked without expecting an answer, “What is happening?” for there was a bustle of voices and footsteps in the corridor, and a sharpness in the air; the far clamour went on, a furious exasperated shrieking like a mob in revolt.
The light came on, and Miss Tanner said in a furry voice, “Hear that? They’re celebrating . It’s the Armistice. The war is over, my dear.” Her hands trembled. She rattled a spoon in a cup, stopped to listen, held the cup out to Miranda. From the ward for old bedridden women down the hall floated a ragged chorus of cracked voices singing, “My country, ’tis of thee…”
Sweet land… oh terrible land of this bitter world where the sound of rejoicing was a clamour of pain, where ragged tuneless old women, sitting up waiting for their evening bowl of cocoa, were singing, “Sweet land of Liberty-”
“Oh, say, can you see?” their hopeless voices were asking next, the hammer strokes of metal tongues drowning them out. “The war is over,” said Miss Tanner, her underlap held firmly, her eyes blurred. Miranda said, “Please open the window, please, I smell death in here.”
― Pale Horse, Pale Rider
The light came on, and Miss Tanner said in a furry voice, “Hear that? They’re celebrating . It’s the Armistice. The war is over, my dear.” Her hands trembled. She rattled a spoon in a cup, stopped to listen, held the cup out to Miranda. From the ward for old bedridden women down the hall floated a ragged chorus of cracked voices singing, “My country, ’tis of thee…”
Sweet land… oh terrible land of this bitter world where the sound of rejoicing was a clamour of pain, where ragged tuneless old women, sitting up waiting for their evening bowl of cocoa, were singing, “Sweet land of Liberty-”
“Oh, say, can you see?” their hopeless voices were asking next, the hammer strokes of metal tongues drowning them out. “The war is over,” said Miss Tanner, her underlap held firmly, her eyes blurred. Miranda said, “Please open the window, please, I smell death in here.”
― Pale Horse, Pale Rider