▁having . ▁From ▁the ▁point ▁of ▁view ▁of ▁the ▁attention ▁that ▁we ▁are ▁given ▁from ▁the ▁state , ▁we ▁are ▁behind ▁even ▁Bulg ari ans . ▁They ▁get ▁ 3 0 0 , 0 0 0 ▁dollars ▁per ▁each ▁year ▁from ▁the ▁Bulgar ian ▁Minister ▁of ▁Foreign ▁Affairs ." ▁ ▁Most ▁European ▁countries , ▁including ▁the ▁former ▁commun ist ▁countries ▁Russia , ▁Ukraine ▁and ▁Bulg aria , ▁have ▁research ▁instit utes ▁fund ed ▁by ▁a ▁local ▁academic ▁institution ▁and ▁the ▁Ministry ▁of ▁Foreign ▁Affairs . ▁Roman ia ▁has ▁no ▁government ▁inst itute ▁for ▁polar ▁expl oration , ▁only ▁the ▁private ▁Roman ian ▁Institute ▁of ▁Pol ar ▁Research , ▁which ▁has ▁a ▁staff ▁of ▁just ▁ 1 0 ▁research ers . ▁For ▁this ▁reason , ▁the ▁Roman ian ▁Academy ▁refused ▁to ▁fund ▁the ▁inst itute , ▁although ▁N ego i ţ ă ▁claimed ▁that ▁there ▁were ▁twenty ▁research ers ▁available ▁in ▁the ▁country . ▁ ▁Pub lished ▁papers ▁ ▁N ego i ţ ă ▁published ▁more ▁than ▁ 2 8 ▁scientific ▁papers . ▁To ▁promote ▁his ▁research ▁he ▁used ▁a ▁style ▁that ▁was ▁meant ▁to ▁appeal ▁to ▁the ▁Roman ian ▁people ▁rather ▁than ▁just ▁scient ists . ▁ ▁His ▁book ▁Science ▁on ▁ice : ▁With ▁Chinese ▁people ▁in ▁Ant arct ica ▁( 2 0 0 5 ), ▁was ▁based ▁on ▁the ▁journal ▁he ▁kept ▁for ▁ 1 3 0 ▁days ▁in ▁the ▁winter ▁of ▁ 2 0 0 2 - 2 0 0 3 ▁during ▁the ▁ 1 9 th ▁Chinese ▁expedition ▁to ▁Ant