Note privind extremismul de dreapta în România Mare: clarificări doctrinare și practici politice
Notes on Right-Wing Extremist in Great Romania: Clarification regarding the Doctrinal and Political Practices

Summary/Abstract: The current research aims at presenting the relationship between two of the most important extreme right-wing movements in interwar Romania (The National-Christian Defense League, led by A.C. Cuza, and The Legion of the Archangel Michael, foundedby Corneliu Zelea Codreanu in 1927) by looking at their interactions throughout the late 1920s and early 1930s. Thus, the paper is focused on underlining the emerging differences between Cuza and Codreanu in terms of doctrine and political practices that consisted of a growing radicalization of the Legion, through embracing a more violent, action-oriented and visibly fascist agenda. Employing a variety of primary and secondary sources, one traces the difficult separation process that took place between Codreanu and Cuza’s movement, a process that was still hesitant in 1927 but would develop in a fully-fledged revolt as years went by, and reached a political climax in the context of the 1933 elections. The analysis of doctrine elements that separated the two movements is combined with a look at the political practices that accompanied these developments. The Legion of the Archangel Michael clearly emerged as a victor in this competition, becoming the most important extreme right-wing movement in interwar Romania, as proven by the outcome of the 1937 elections.

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