ANTI-ROMANIAN PROPAGANDA IN BASARABIA IN THE SPRING OF 1918
ANTI-ROMANIAN PROPAGANDA IN BASARABIA IN THE SPRING OF 1918
Author(s): Lucian DrăghiciSubject(s): Military history, Political history, Government/Political systems, Politics and communication, Politics and society, Pre-WW I & WW I (1900 -1919), Inter-Ethnic Relations, Peace and Conflict Studies
Published by: Centrul tehnic-editorial al armatei
Keywords: 1918; Romania; Basarabia; unification; propaganda;
Summary/Abstract: The unification of Basarabia with Romania led to increasing anti-Romanian propaganda carried out by the internal and external forces that opposed to the decision democratically adopted by the legitimate representatives of the inhabitants of Basarabia at 27 March/9 April 1918. Agents from the East or among the local population tried to lead Basarabians into believing that the Romanian authorities opposed the reforms, especially the agrarian reform and the universal suffrage. The leaders of the Basarabian Romanians and the civil and military representatives of the Romanian state made significant efforts to eliminate the effects of the anti-Romanian propaganda theses. Unfortunately, many of these theses are still used today in the media and online, highlighting the negative aspects of the Romanian presence in Basarabia at that time and deliberately ignoring the martyrdom of the Romanians from Basarabia during the Soviet occupations.
Journal: Romanian Military Thinking
- Issue Year: 2018
- Issue No: 1-2
- Page Range: 286-295
- Page Count: 10
- Language: English
