Summer of 1944 in Bucharest. A diary Cover Image

Bucureștii în vara anului 1944. Pagini de jurnal
Summer of 1944 in Bucharest. A diary

Author(s): Dorina Tomescu
Subject(s): History
Published by: MUZEUL NAȚIONAL DE ISTORIE A ROMÂNIEI
Keywords: Bucharest; diary; memories; Mimy Paleologu; Second World War

Summary/Abstract: Significant testimonies concerning life behind the battlefield in 1944 summer, showed up over the years, in many memories and diaries published by people who took part at these events as eye witnesses. Writers like Marin Preda, Mihail Sebastian, Cella Serghi, or professor Ioan Hudiţă, are just a few names among many other who recalled in their works the days of 1944 in Bucharest. An unpublished source, acquired by the Romanian National Museum of History, is the hand-written diary which belonged to Mimy Paleologu, wife of Mişu Paleologu, lawyer and politician. It is a very good and rich in information source about war events and daily life in Bucharest of 1944 summer.

  • Issue Year: 1/2010
  • Issue No: 22
  • Page Range: 149-154
  • Page Count: 6
  • Language: Romanian