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Carol al II-lea - un cult pentru un rege
Carol II - a cult for a King

Author(s): Daniel Dieaconu
Subject(s): Political history, Recent History (1900 till today)
Published by: MUZEUL NAȚIONAL DE ISTORIE A ROMÂNIEI
Keywords: King Carol II; Camarilla; Country’s Guard; Front of the National Revival; Ministry of National Propaganda;

Summary/Abstract: This article is dedicated to the reign of Carol II, focusing on one of the defining features of the Carlist Decade - the cult of the personality of the king. Using rich and diverse documentary sources, the study attempts to present the causes that generated this tendency, the context in which so easily got in and the instruments of power that supported the royal cult: the Camarilla, Country’s Guard, the Ministry of National Propaganda, the Front of the National Revival, but also the press, literature, radio, cinema or public ceremonial, especially by the "Restoration Celebrations". Also, the main purpose is the following: the legitimation of his regime, first "the restoration" and then the regime of monarchical authority.

  • Issue Year: 1/2019
  • Issue No: 31
  • Page Range: 229-240
  • Page Count: 12
  • Language: Romanian