Represiunea comunistă în România.Penitenciare si colonii de muncă din Maramures, I
The Communist Repression in Romania. Penitentiaries and Forced Labour Colonies in Maramureş I
Author(s): Andrea DobeşSubject(s): History
Published by: Institutul National pentru Studiul Totalitarismului
Keywords: Romania; Communism; repression; forced labour; penitentiaries
Summary/Abstract: In the beginning of the ’50 the concentration camp in Maramureş become a place for the extermination of the Communist regime opponents. In this regard Sighet penitentiary was a place for the extermination of the Romanian political and intellectual elites. Also, the forced labour colonies created around the lead mines had a double purpose: on the one hand, to produce non-ferrous ores at a lower cost and on the other hand to exterminate some of the political opponents.
Journal: Arhivele Totalitarismului
- Issue Year: XV/2007
- Issue No: 3-4
- Page Range: 61-68
- Page Count: 8
- Language: Romanian
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