„Un câine al nimănui...” Detenția lui Vasile Luca în „Închisoarea tăcerii” de la Râmnicu Sărat, 1955-1963
“A Nobody’s Dog, Thrown Forever into the Dustbin of History.” Vasile Luca’s Detention in the “Prison of Silence” at Râmnicu Sărat (1955-1963)

Summary/Abstract: Vasile Luca was one of the officials responsible for establishing communism in Romania. Following the power struggle within the Romanian Workers’ Party, he was removed from his positions in 1952, sentenced to death in 1954 (later commuted to life at hard labor), and died in Aiud Prison in 1963. More than seven and a half years of his sentence (1955-1963) were spent in the Râmnicu Sărat penitentiary – nicknamed the “Prison of Silence” – considered by survivors the harshest facility in the system, where he nevertheless benefited from a preferential regime. The article focuses on this period, with brief references to earlier years and to the impact of his conviction on his family.

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