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Aktionsgruppe Banat sau dreptul la libertate
Aktionsgruppe Banat or the Right to Freedom

Author(s): Victor Neumann
Subject(s): Cultural Essay, Political Essay, Societal Essay
Published by: Uniunea Scriitorilor din România
Keywords: political and social issues; Secret Services; world literature; protest; criticism; minority; Ceauşescu; dissidence; dignity; modern culture; Timişoara and democratic Europe

Summary/Abstract: Victor Neumann chooses to remind the reader of the existence of a powerful cultural circle in Timişoara during the 1970's: the Aktionsgruppe Banat is portrayed as a nucleus of intellectual life and cultural manifestations directed against the oppressive regime of the time. Names such as William Totok, Richard Wagner, Gerhardt Ortinau etc. used to stand at the core of the prolific activity of the celebrated group.

  • Issue Year: 2003
  • Issue No: 03
  • Page Count: 1
  • Language: Romanian