Gheorghe Vasilichi (1902-1974)
Gheorghe Vasilichi (1902-1974)
Author(s): Dan CătănuşSubject(s): History, Political history, Recent History (1900 till today), Interwar Period (1920 - 1939), Post-War period (1950 - 1989)
Published by: Institutul National pentru Studiul Totalitarismului
Keywords: Gheorghe Vasilichi; Romanian Communist Party; Comintern; M.O.I. (Main-d'Oeuvre Immigrée); French Resistence;
Summary/Abstract: Gheorghe Vasilichi was one of the genuine figures of Romanian communism. Born in a family of poor peasants he trained as a tinker. During the 1920s he signed up in the union and afterwards he became a member of the Romanian Communist Party. He was sentenced to 12 years of hard labour for taking part in the strike of petrol workers in Prahova Valley. He escaped prison and fled to the USSR. In 1938 he was sent by the Comintern in France. He was part of the M.O.I. leadership (Main-d'Oeuvre Immigrée) and fought in French Resistance. He was arrested in 1943 and sent to Dachau. After his return in Romania in 1945, he was assigned different positions in the party and state leadership. During the time he was accused of Titoism, antisovietism, nationalism, Maoism etc
Journal: Arhivele Totalitarismului
- Issue Year: XXVIII/2020
- Issue No: 1-2
- Page Range: 262-267
- Page Count: 6
- Language: Romanian
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