De-comunizarea şi recunoşterea suferinţelor foştilor deţinuţi politici din România
De-communization and the Recognition of the Suffering of Former Political Prisoners in Romania
Author(s): Claudia-Florentina DobreSubject(s): History, Anthropology, Social Sciences, Cultural history, Oral history, Political history, Recent History (1900 till today), Transformation Period (1990 - 2010), History of Communism
Published by: Institutul de Istorie Nicolae Iorga
Keywords: Communism; Identity; Women; Former Political Prisoners; Anticommunism; Recognition; Victimization;
Summary/Abstract: Former Romanian political prisoners constantly lobbied for the recognition of the suffering they endured during the communist period. Their struggle was not only for their rights and the condemnation of those responsible for crimes and abuses. They also sought to shed light on the institutions involved in successive waves of repression before 1989. Lastly, they pushed for public acknowledgement of their political persecutions in a country where the majority of the population did not have their experience. They publicly assumed an anti-communist identity, as fighters for the values of democracy and human rights, and as anti-victims of communism.
Journal: Studii şi materiale de istorie contemporană (SMIC)
- Issue Year: 21/2022
- Issue No: 21
- Page Range: 99-113
- Page Count: 15
- Language: Romanian