[cafe] Re: An Andorra amateur

[Кузьминых Артем Евгеньевич]

 Hola Jordi,
 > Here are some replies to your questions.
> I'm sure other people from AndorraWEB's Cafe will be able to contribute
other replies.

 Not so many so far:-))

> But first , one question ;-) Why did you become interested in Andorra?

 Good question :-) Hard to tell. I had an interest in "small" European
countries at all, but esp-ly in Romance-speaking once (Romance langs are my
other hobby) - Andorra, San Marino, Monaco. It was interesting 'cos there
were almost zero of info about them available. Just some short articles and
usual general info in different surveys, encyclopedias, etc. One always
wants that he/she cannot get!:-)) Andorra "won" perhaps because of its more
interesting history (two coprinces, dual protectorate of the bishop and
France etc.) or maybe just because the name of the country started with my
favorite letter "A", and sounded so romantically-beautiful -
Andor-r-ra!::-))

 Never even dreamed I'd had a chance to visit Andorra, nor just collecting
info on it!

>
> I recommend you join the Andorran Philatelic Study Circle (URL available
from AndorraWEB Directory or bottom of AndorraWEB's Homepage).
>
Actually, I'm not a real philatelist. Andorran stamps and postal service
interest me only as they are Andorran :-) However, I've already studied this
site through - very interesting and informative!!!

 > When you go to Andorra, I can feel that you'll spend some time at the
National Library and at the National Archives! ;-)



I' thought about it. Could anyone, non-Andorran like me, get an access to
the founds of these organizations? Are theirs services free? Can the
documents be copied?

 > >Or is there a kind of historical society of Andorra to address?
>
> I don't know, but the Societat Andorrana de Ciencies might be able to help
you: [EMAIL PROTECTED]



Thanks! I'll try it! :-)



> You can buy an English-Catalan dictionary in AndorraWEB's Shop:
> <http://andorraweb.com/aw/div/shop_en.php3>
> A Catalan-Russian one is also available by Enciclopedia Catalana.



I know, but: too expensive, esp. taking into account the postage. For now, I
try to use Spanish dictionary to translate Catalan. And you know, sometimes
it works!:-))

I wonder, is there anybody with a period in Andorran history called
"Andorran revolution" and than the "reign" of Boris Skossyreff ? It
interests me a lot, because I have found very, VERY controversial data about
it. The sources in internet and books describes it (esp. "King Boris" reign
in a very different ways) Strange, as if it is a very ancient history and
there are no any trustworthy sources about it, just rumour :-) E.g. almost
all Russian sources say he ruled till 1941, and all English-language sites
in internet and even Josep Quereda Vazquez (History of Andorra) claim that
he ruled only for several days: Very intriguing.






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