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Some considerations about the historiography of the former Romanian political police – Securitatea
Some considerations about the historiography of the former Romanian political police – Securitatea

Author(s): Florian Banu
Subject(s): History
Published by: Studia Universitatis Babes-Bolyai

Summary/Abstract: The 20th century faced an increasing number of secret services all over the world, which stirred the interest of mass media. All these are not coming out of the blue, but fed the fundamental attraction of mankind toward secrecy, mystery and violence. The academic wits could not be indifferent to these and were interested as everybody in studying the secret services. The reason to their approach derives from the important role played by secret services in military combats or in politics no matter the political regime: democratic one or totalitarian.

  • Issue Year: 52/2007
  • Issue No: 1-2
  • Page Range: 220-247
  • Page Count: 28
  • Language: English
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