Aspecte privind activitatea Consiliului oamenilor muncii de naționalitate sârbă din județul Timiș în perioada 1968-1972
Aspects regarding the activity of the Council of working people of Serbian nationality in Timiș County during the period 1968-1972

Summary/Abstract: In 1968 the leadership of the Romanian Communist Party decided to found the Councils of the working people of the main minorities in Romania, which were to be part of the Socialist Unity Front. By organizing these new bodies, the Romanian communist leaders sought in fact full control over the minorities living on Romanian territory. The Council of Serbian Workers in Timiș County (a similar organisation was also active in Caraș-Severin County) had the task (in fact the obligation) to mobilize the Serbian population to participate in the main political events from the mentioned period, to undertake propagandist actions among them in order to make known the internal and foreign policy of the RCP and the Romanian state. Last but not least, it was meant to contribute to the achievement of the "new man" of communist type. Besides these objectives, which, given the historical context, could not be refused, the leadership of the Council (made up mostly of intellectuals) sought to defend the rights of the Serbian population, to preserve the cultural traditions of the Serbs in Banat and to contribute to the development of their spiritual life. In this respect, there were concerns for the development of the school network in Serbian, the endowment of Serbian schools and wards with quality textbooks, of their libraries with representative works of Serbian people of culture and science. On the other hand, the aim was to create artistic bands in localities with Serbian population (ensembles of songs and dances, theater bands, literary circles), to highlight the creations of Serbian writers and painters, as well as of valuable ethnographic pieces belonging to this ethnicity. Despite some difficulties, the activity of the members of the Council was beneficial for the Serbian population in Timiș County, boosted its cultural and artistic life and contributed to the preservation of the traditions of a community that played an important role in the history of this province.

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