| Zorile Bucovinei | |
| Chiefeditor: | Nicolae Toma |
| Foundation: | 1941 |
| Language: | Romanian |
| Headquarters: | Chernivtsi |
Zorile Bucovinei ("Bukovina's Sunrises" in Romanian; Ukrainian Cyrillic: Romanian; Moldavian; Moldovan: Зоріле Буковінєй) is a Romanian-language newspaper published in Chernivtsi (Romanian; Moldavian; Moldovan: Cernăuți), Ukraine.[1] It is one of the oldest Romanian publications in Chernivtsi Oblast.[2]
Its first issue was published on 15 February 1941 in the Ukrainian language. The newspaper's first Romanian-language issue was published on 1 April 1967, "in good time" as an editorial note said. As of 11 December 2018, the newspaper was publishing its issue number 14,563 and employed only six journalists. These included the decades-long editor-in-chief Nicolae Toma, his wife Felicia and their daughter Diana.
In 2016, the newspaper celebrated the 75th anniversary of its founding. The entire diplomatic corps of the Romanian consulate general in Chernivtsi participated in the event, including consul general . Leaders of Romanian cultural associations, writers, priests and other Romanian cultural figures also participated. The newspaper has also organized celebrations to commemorate Bukovina Day. This holiday takes place every 28 November and celebrates the 1918 unification of Bukovina with Romania.[3]
Among the people who have written for the newspaper are the journalist, poet and translator,[4] the historian, poet and writer,[5] the activist and poet,[6] the journalist, poet and writer,[7] the translator and writer,[8] the poet, essayist, translator and journalist Arcadie Suceveanu[9] and the activist and poet Vasile Tărâțeanu.[10]