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| '''Leonte Tismăneanu''' (born '''Leonid Tisminetski'''; ]-]) was a ] |
'''Leonte Tismăneanu''' (born '''Leonid Tisminetski'''; ]-]) was a ] and ]n ] activist. | ||
| Born into a ] family in ], ], ] (now in ]),<ref>Badin</ref> he fought in the ] during the ], losing his right arm at the age of 24.<ref>Gosu</ref> In 1939, Tisminetski left for the Soviet Union, where he became a student of the ]. |
Born into a ] family in ], ], ] (now in ]),<ref>Badin</ref> he fought in the ] during the ], losing his right arm at the age of 24.<ref>Gosu</ref> In 1939, Tisminetski left for the Soviet Union, where he became a student of the ]. During ], he worked with ] and ] for the ] branch of ], first as a newsreader, then as a writer.<ref>"Timbre roşii..."</ref> | ||
| In 1948, Tisminetski and his family were sent to ] Romania, where he changed in 1949 his name to ''Leonte Tismăneanu'' |
In 1948, Tisminetski and his family were sent to ] Romania, where he changed in 1949 his name to ''Leonte Tismăneanu''.<ref>''Stalinism pentru eternitate'' p.320</ref> He was named deputy director of Editura PMR, later ], the publishing house of the Communist Party<ref>''Stalinism pentru eternitate'' p.333</ref> and also held the Chair of ]<ref name="Goma"/> at the ]<ref>Badin</ref> , where, according to the anti-communist writer ], he was "one of the most important and ferocious agents of communism and sovietism in martirizing our country" <ref name="Goma"></ref> His wife held a Professorship at Bucharest's Medical School. Both of them lacked proper academic credentials, in line with ]'s programme of systematic disruption of academic life in occupied countries.<ref>{{ro icon}} </ref> | ||
| Between 1958 and 1960, Tismăneanu was investigated for "]-type ]" (''deviaţionism de tip revizionist''), the inquiry ending with him being expelled from the Party in 1960.<ref>''Stalinism pentru eternitate'' p.333</ref> Allowed to rejoin in 1964, after the death of ], and then worked as a writer for ].<ref>Badin</ref> | Between 1958 and 1960, Tismăneanu was investigated for "]-type ]" (''deviaţionism de tip revizionist''), the inquiry ending with him being expelled from the Party in 1960.<ref>''Stalinism pentru eternitate'' p.333</ref> Allowed to rejoin the Party in 1964, after the death of ], and then worked as a writer for ].<ref>Badin</ref> | ||
| He was married to Hermina Marcu Sohn |
He was married to Hermina Marcu Sohn,<ref>Gosu</ref> herself a communist activist. Their son, ], is a political scientist who headed the '']'', which presented in December 2006 a report on the crimes of the ]. | ||
| ==Notes== | ==Notes== | ||
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Leonte Tismăneanu (born Leonid Tisminetski; 1913-1981) was a Soviet and Romanian communist activist.
Born into a Jewish family in Soroca, Bessarabia, Russian Empire (now in Moldova), he fought in the International Brigades during the Spanish Civil War, losing his right arm at the age of 24. In 1939, Tisminetski left for the Soviet Union, where he became a student of the Moscow State Linguistic University. During World War II, he worked with Ana Pauker and Vasile Luca for the Romanian language branch of Radio Moscow, first as a newsreader, then as a writer.
In 1948, Tisminetski and his family were sent to Soviet-occupied Romania, where he changed in 1949 his name to Leonte Tismăneanu. He was named deputy director of Editura PMR, later Editura Politică, the publishing house of the Communist Party and also held the Chair of Marxism-Stalinism at the University of Bucharest , where, according to the anti-communist writer Paul Goma, he was "one of the most important and ferocious agents of communism and sovietism in martirizing our country" His wife held a Professorship at Bucharest's Medical School. Both of them lacked proper academic credentials, in line with Soviet Union's programme of systematic disruption of academic life in occupied countries.
Between 1958 and 1960, Tismăneanu was investigated for "revisionist-type deviationism" (deviaţionism de tip revizionist), the inquiry ending with him being expelled from the Party in 1960. Allowed to rejoin the Party in 1964, after the death of Gheorghe Gheorghiu-Dej, and then worked as a writer for Editura Meridiane.
He was married to Hermina Marcu Sohn, herself a communist activist. Their son, Vladimir Tismăneanu, is a political scientist who headed the Presidential Commission for the Study of the Communist Dictatorship in Romania, which presented in December 2006 a report on the crimes of the communist regime in Romania.
Notes
- Badin
- Gosu
- "Timbre roşii..."
- Stalinism pentru eternitate p.320
- Stalinism pentru eternitate p.333
- ^ Paul Goma, Despre Vladimir Tismăneanu - şi nu numai - în 11 puncte
- Badin
- Template:Ro icon Un paradox românesc by Sergiu Moroianu, Adevărul 1/8/2006
- Stalinism pentru eternitate p.333
- Badin
- Gosu
References
- Template:Ro icon Andrei Badin, "Nu cred în legenda celor două Securităţi, una bună şi alta rea", interview with Vladimir Tismăneanu in Adevărul, April 10 2006
- Template:Ro icon Armand Gosu, "N-am avut de-a face cu Securitatea", interview with Vladimir Tismăneanu in 22, nr.849, June 2006
- Vladimir Tismăneanu,
- Template:Ro icon "Timbre roşii cu portretul lui Lenin" in Jurnalul Naţional, September 17, 2005
- Stalinism pentru eternitate, Polirom, Iaşi, 2005 ISBN 973-681-899-3