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Oraşul Stalin: de ce, când, cum?
The Stalin City: why, when, how?

Author(s): Bogdan-Florin Popovici
Subject(s): History
Published by: Editura Academiei Române
Keywords: Braşov town; Stalin town; mass-media perspectives; name of the city; communist propaganda

Summary/Abstract: Between August the 22nd, 1950–December 23rd, 1960, a Romanian city bore the name ‘Stalin City’. Among the other 6 East and Central European cities which had this name during ‘1950s, the former Brasov was also integrated, both in general and peculiar ways. This study focuses on mass-media perspectives, trying to identify, reveal and emphasis the mechanism of naming this city. The communist propaganda claimed the popular background for these actions, but documents figure a different reality.

  • Issue Year: XIV/2006
  • Issue No: 1
  • Page Range: 83-94
  • Page Count: 12
  • Language: Romanian