Alexandrina Cernov was born on 24 November 1943 in Hotin, Romania (now Khotyn, Ukraine).
[1][2] Since 1994, she was the editor-in-chief of the quarterly history and culture journal Glasul Bucovinei [ro] ("The Voice of Bukovina").
She had been a founding member and director since 1995 of the publishing house Editura Alexandru cel Bun in Chernivtsi.
[9] Cernov published articles and studies in the fields of comparative poetry, linguo-stylistics and translation theory.
[2] Cernov published the following books:[2] She also published the following school handbooks:[2] Cernov received the Award of the Romanian Cultural Foundation (1994), the Commemorative Medal "150 years since the birth of Mihai Eminescu" (2000, given by the Ministry of Culture of Romania) and the National Order of Faithful Service in the ranks of "Officer" (2004) and "Commander".