Vladimir Streinu (1902-1970)
Vladimir Streinu (1902-1970). A biography
Author(s): Octaviana JianuSubject(s): History, Cultural history, Recent History (1900 till today), Special Historiographies:, Interwar Period (1920 - 1939), Post-War period (1950 - 1989), History of Communism
Published by: Institutul National pentru Studiul Totalitarismului
Keywords: political prisoners; political police; prohibited literature; elites; writers; political processes; intellectuals; the 1950s;
Summary/Abstract: This paper is dedicated to the figure of the literary critic Vladimir Streinu. The article aims to describe some general aspects regarding the condition of the writers' elite in communist Romania. Vladimir Streinu, a famous journalist and aesthetician of the 1930’s and 1940’s, began to be marginalized from 1947 due to his past and his democratic views. In the autumn of 1959, this critic was arrested and imprisoned in the Jilava Penitentiary, together with Noica-Pillat batch, because he had listened to imperialist radio stations, read banned texts and commented hostilely, together with his accomplices, the “achievements of the Romanian popular-democratic regime”. He was recruited by the Securitate during his detention, being asked to cooperate with this repressive institution after his release.
Journal: Arhivele Totalitarismului
- Issue Year: XXV/2017
- Issue No: 3-4
- Page Range: 284-287
- Page Count: 4
- Language: Romanian
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