Involvement of Unirea Newspaper from Blaj in Preparing the Act of Union from 1918 Cover Image

Implicarea ziarului Unirea de la Blaj în pregătirea actului Unirii de la 1918
Involvement of Unirea Newspaper from Blaj in Preparing the Act of Union from 1918

Involvement of Unirea Newspaper from Blaj in Preparing the Act of Union from 1918

Author(s): Sorin Valer Russu
Subject(s): History, Recent History (1900 till today)
Published by: Muzeul National al Unirii Alba Iulia
Keywords: the Greek-Catholic Church; the religious Union; newspaper; propaganda; hierarchs;

Summary/Abstract: Establishment of the National Romanian Committee from Blaj imposed the necessity of drawing up an immediate propaganda plan, that focused on real time information of the Romanian population through the easiest way, media. The final decision regarded taking over of Unirea newspaper, ecclesiastic-political sheet and its adaptation following own needs, a fact acknowledged and assumed by the Church. As a historical source, newspaper Unirea, in its propaganda form, offers important information on the actions that preceded the Union, completing, next to the other documents, the whole picture of this act.

  • Issue Year: 56/2019
  • Issue No: 1
  • Page Range: 145-154
  • Page Count: 10
  • Language: Romanian
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