Red Army in Romania SYNOPSIS
Specialists in 20th-century Romania, historians Hlihor and Scurtu (U. of Bucharest) recount the occupation of the country by the Soviet Red Army in 1940-41 and from the end of World War II until 1958. They draw on archival material only recently accessible to discuss the geopolitical and historical condition that allowed the occupation, the consequences on political life and in other realms, and the establishment of a totalitarian Communist regime in Romania. Distributed in the US by ISBS. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR
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This is the first truly comprehensive and objective study of the Russian army's military control of Romanian territory during
the years 1940 to 1941, and its occupation of the country from 1945 to 1958. The Red Army In Romania draws from
archival sources as the authors discuss the geopolitical and historical conditions that enabled the Russians to occupy
Romania, the consequences of the occupation for the country (especially on the political life of the citizenry), and the
establishment of a totalitarian Communist regime. The authors also deal with the consequences of the Red Army's
stationing on Romanian territory, its impact on the evolution of social relations in the country, and the opposition of
romanian society to the military occupation. Detailed attention is given to the economic aspects of the occupation . The Red
Army In Romania is very highly recommended for students of Cold War Romanian history and European focused
international studies.
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