AFIRMAREA INDEPENDENȚEI ROMÂNIEI ÎN CONTEXTUL CRIZEI CEHOSLOVACE (1968), REFLECTATĂ ÎN ARHIVELE DIPLOMATICE DIN BRUXELLES
ASSERTION OF ROMANIA’S INDEPENDENCE IN THE CONTEXT OF THE CZECHOSLOVAKIAN CRISIS (1968), REFLECTED IN THE DIPLOMATIC ARCHIVES IN BRUSSELS
Author(s): Maria CosteaSubject(s): Diplomatic history, Political history, Post-War period (1950 - 1989), History of Communism
Published by: Institutul de Cercetări Socio-Umane Gheorghe Şincai al Academiei Române
Keywords: România; Czechoslovakia; Yugoslavia; URSS; independence; communism;
Summary/Abstract: This paper analyses the manifesting of Romania’s independence from Moscow in 1968, based on diplomatic documents from the Archives of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Belgium. Romania’s dialogue with Moscow, Prague, Belgrade and Paris are presented in this article. The article proves that beyond the political regime, the national interest of Romania was permanent and it has manifested itself when it had this chance. It was an act of courage, openness and prestige. It was a risky move, but Romania managed to avoid a Soviet invasion. Internally, however, the Bucharest regime did not embark on the path of reforms, but of neo-Stalinism, the cult of personality and communist ideological correctness.
Journal: Anuarul Institutului de Cercetări Socio-Umane »Gheorghe Şincai« al Academiei Române
- Issue Year: 25/2022
- Issue No: 25
- Page Range: 143-152
- Page Count: 10
- Language: Romanian