In 1905, the year when historian Onisifor Ghibu became his close friend and disciple, he followed up with over 23 individual titles, among them the two German-language volumes of "Geschichte des Rümanischen Volkes im Rahmen seiner Staatsbildungen" ("A History of the Romanian People within the Context of Its National Formation"), "Istoria românilor în chipuri și icoane" ("The History of the Romanians in Faces and Icons"), "Sate și mănăstiri din România" ("Villages and Monasteries of Romania") and the essay "Gânduri și sfaturi ale unui om ca oricare altul" ("Thoughts and Advices from a Man Just like Any Other"). He also paid a visits to the Romanians of Bukovina region, in Austrian territory, as well as to those of Bessarabia, who were subjects of the Russian Empire, and wrote about their cultural struggles in his 1905 accounts "Neamul romănesc în Bucovina" ("The Romanian People of Bukovina"), "Neamul romănesc în Basarabia" ("...of Bessarabia"). These referred to Tsarist autocracy as a source of "darkness and slavery", whereas the more liberal regime of Bukovina offered its subjects "golden chains".