Panait Istrati. After „The Confession“. Alone between the extremes Cover Image

Panait Istrati – După „Spovedanie”. Singur între extreme
Panait Istrati. After „The Confession“. Alone between the extremes

Author(s): Andrei Crăciun
Subject(s): Politics / Political Sciences, History of Communism, Politics of History/Memory
Published by: Fundaţia »Societatea Civilă« (FSC)
Keywords: Panait Istrati;comumnism;Soviet Union;The Bolshevik Revolution;The Confession of a Loser;

Summary/Abstract: Study Case – how Panait Istrati „becomes“ from a „good Bolshevik“ a renegade and „a Fascist“. This article is a synthesis of how Panait Istrati is demonized by Soviet propaganda after the publication of the book-testimony about the USSR „Confession of a Loser“ (1929), a synthesis on how to „build“ an outcast.

  • Issue Year: XXVIII/2020
  • Issue No: 205-206
  • Page Range: 39-52
  • Page Count: 14
  • Language: Romanian