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Demersuri româneşti privind retragerea trupelor sovietice din România, 1955-1956
Romanian Efforts for the Withdrawal of Soviet Troops from Romania, 1955-1956

Author(s): Dan Cătănuş
Subject(s): History, Diplomatic history, Military history, Political history, Recent History (1900 till today), Post-War period (1950 - 1989)
Published by: Institutul National pentru Studiul Totalitarismului
Keywords: Romania; withdrawal of Soviet troops 1955-1956; Gheorghe Gheorghiu-Dej; Nikita Kruschev, Emil Bodnăraş;

Summary/Abstract: During 1955-1956, using the two international „windows of opportunity” – the conclusion of the Peace Treaty with Austria, in August 1955, and the crisis in the Soviet bloc provoked by the Hungarian Revolution, in 1956 – the Romanian Communist leadership tried to force a Soviet decision regarding the withdrawal of Soviet troops from Romania. This article recreates the circumstances of this crucial decision: Gheorghe Gheorghiu-Dej’ strategy,Nikita Khruschev’s reactions, and the divergent opinions within the RWP. Using new sources, the author revises previous interpretations and clarifies aspects remained unsolved until now.

  • Issue Year: XXIV/2016
  • Issue No: 1-2
  • Page Range: 155-172
  • Page Count: 18
  • Language: Romanian