PROCESUL DE NAŢIONALIZARE DIN ROMÂNIA. STUDIU DE CAZ: EXPLOATĂRILE AURIFERE DIN ROŞIA MONTANĂ
THE NATIONALIZATION PROCESS IN ROMANIA CASE STUDY: THE EXPLOITATION OF GOLD IN THE ROSIA MONTANA REGION

Summary/Abstract: Following the establishment of the communist regime in Romania and after the appointment of the Petru Groza government, one of the most significant laws that led to the definite institution of communism throughout the whole country was the Law no.119 of June 11th 1948 referring to the nationalization of the industrial, banking, insurance, mining and transportation units. The imposition of this law represented an impairment for both the owners of these units, who represented an important segment of the romanian postwar society, as well as the main opponents to the communist ideology, and for the economic community. Such was the situation which occured at Rosia Montana (county of Alba), a region where the sole occupation was the exploitation of gold deposits. The material investigates on the basis of reference documents and verbal testimonies of those who experienced and where directly affected by nationalization, the im pact the process had upon the community of Rosia Montana. In this particular case, the process of nationalization led to the disappearance of the group as an entity as well as to the loss of the material means and cultural identity at an individual level.

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