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Destinele oamenilor politici basarabeni după 1940, II
The fate of Bessarabian State-men after 1940, II

Author(s): Lilia Crudu
Subject(s): History, Political history, Recent History (1900 till today), WW II and following years (1940 - 1949), Post-War period (1950 - 1989)
Published by: Institutul National pentru Studiul Totalitarismului
Keywords: Bessarabian statemen; Romania; refugees; communist repression; secret police;

Summary/Abstract: In this paper, the author presents the fates of the Basarabian politicians that were arrested in Basarabia after June 28, 1940. At the same time, it is analyses in the article that the arrests of the remarkable political persons from Basarabia continued after August 23, 1944, at this time in Romania. Along with the outstanding representatives of the Romanian political elite, high officials of the interwar period from Basarabia were reckoned among the „class enemy” and arrested. They were blamed for the „betrayal of the soviet motherland” and for the „voting for unification with Romania”. The majority of those arrested were of old age and had health problems. Some of those people died on the way to prison or in the imprisonment. Those who survived after their liberation were under continaul operative supervision of the Security till the death.

  • Issue Year: XXVIII/2020
  • Issue No: 1-2
  • Page Range: 51-67
  • Page Count: 17
  • Language: Romanian