Dincolo de naţional: Karl Marx – Însemnări despre români
Beyond the Nation: Karl Marx – Notes about Romanians

Summary/Abstract: The history of the publication Karl Marx - Însemnări despre români epitomizes the importance of interpreting from a transnational perspective the reformulation of national identity-scripts during communism. The context that underpins this editorial project highlights the fact that the identitarian transformation of the communist regime and the dynamics of the so-called historiographical front at the end of the 1950s and during the 1960s are inextricably tied to the evolution of the socialist camp and of Romania’s European re-positioning during the Cold War. Însemnări despre români exemplifies the role of transfers, exchanges, and entanglements between socialist officials and academics, as well as across Europe despite its ideological divide. This case study defies narratives about presumed isolation of Romania and its representatives under the heavy shade of the Iron Curtain. The article shows how transnational histories alter our frameworks for understanding the international dimensions of local state socialism beyond the usual, exclusive focus on the diplomatic history.

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