The Bolshevism in Action: The Case of Holban Family Cover Image

Bolşevismul în acţiune: cazul familiei Holban
The Bolshevism in Action: The Case of Holban Family

Author(s): Anatol Petrencu
Subject(s): History
Published by: Editura Universităţii Petru Maior
Keywords: Stalinism; Repression; Deportation; Gulag; Rehabilitation

Summary/Abstract: 2017 will be 100 years since the coup, organized by the Bolsheviks. As a result, in Russia (1922 - USSR) was established a totalitarian regime that was imposed and survived because of generalized terror. Bolshevik repression practices were extended after the Second World War, including the deportation of people in Siberia. Meaning the Bolshevik regime can be detected based on archival documents, supplemented by the testimonies of survivors of the Gulag. Holban family of Carpineni, Hincesti (Moldova) has passed all stages of the deportation process: from 5 to July 6, 1949, in the middle of the night, by surprise, Zenovia Holban and her two children, were picked up, climb truck, taken to the station and sent to Siberia. Zenoviei husband, Alexandru Holban and eldest son, Basil, were not home removal and were not subjected to the laws of Soviet power by resisting. The article is based on a memoir Navy Holban, which tells how the survival of the family Holban in Siberia, forced labor Zenoviei build railways, schools for other important details on Bessarabians deported to Siberia. No less important are the memories on the way back, the Moldavian SSR, and conditions to overcome the hostility of local authorities towards those deported.

  • Issue Year: 16/2016
  • Issue No: 1
  • Page Range: 65-78
  • Page Count: 14
  • Language: Romanian