MITUL EROULUI SALVATOR - CAZUL GENERALULUI ALEXANDRU AVERESCU
THE MYTH OF THE SAVING HERO GENERAL ALEXANDRU AVERESCU CASE

Summary/Abstract: In this study the author intends to show the way in \\'hich general Alexandru Averescu \Vas perceivcd by the An11\. then bv the Romani~m public opinion hetween thc years 1') 17 ami 1')21. thc Wa\' in \\hich. duc to somc militar) victories. he sulTered a process of transfigural1on. taking successivelv thc shape of thc milltan hero. of the man of peacc. of the provldencial lemler. ,,1' the rc!(lrmer :\lexandru :\verescu rcprcsents thc tvpical ease of a sav1I1g hero. Ilis myth appeared "n the background of il protesting state. of a legitimity erISlS specific to Romania alteI' \V"rld War I "The :\verescu phenomenon" appeared and extcndcd only In Old Romania. It didn't cver really cntre thc regillns over thc mounta1l1s "'fhe Averescian rcligion" had its Il,llo\\crs among pcasants. It didn(J't havc thc adhcsion of the young 1I1tcllectuals ami ofthc stucknts (icllclal ,,\k~alldru ;\\ crc,cu', 111\ lh bc\(lllg' to lhc 1\ pc (lI' lhc pn" Idcllelal characlcr. (lI' lhc ,a' I Il!" ilem CI P(l'ili\c ami c,clllpian ehilrilctcr 11\ dcfilllllOIl (icncral i\'crc'cu illlposcd 11IlllSclr(11l lhc pcopk il! a spIritual and C'ITl01IOIl,-!l k\cI and Idcntil-ll'U hll1l~C'1I C\l:1l It)1 <1 shnrt tlIllL. \\ith thL' (lllkctl\L' (k~tin\ td' RlHllallltlll:-.

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