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| '''Leonte Tismăneanu''' (born '''Leonid Tisminetski'''; b. ], Russia; d.], Romania) was a ] and ]n ] activist. | '''Leonte Tismăneanu''' a.k.a. "Ciungul" (Crippled) (born '''Leonid Tisminetski'''; b. ], Russia; d.], Romania) was a ] and ]n ] activist. | ||
| Born into a ] family in ], ], ] (now in ]).<ref>Badin</ref> Tisminetski fought in the ] during the ], losing his right arm at the age of 24. |
Born into a ] family in ], ], ] (now in ]).<ref>Badin</ref> Tisminetski fought in the ] during the ], losing his right arm at the age of 24. In 1939, Tisminetski moved to the ] where he became a student of the Moscow Foreign Languages Institute. He then worked for the ] branch of ], first as a newsreader, then as a writer.<ref>"Timbre roşii..."</ref> At that time, ] and ] were at war. | ||
| In 1948, Tisminetski and his family were sent by the |
In 1948, by then a ] ], Tisminetski and his family were sent by the ] to Soviet-occupied ], where he changed in 1949 his name to ''Leonte Tismăneanu'', at the request of the ].<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 ] at the ].<ref>Badin</ref> His wife held a Professorship at Bucharest's Medical School. Both were grossly unqualified for their academic job <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 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, herself a communist activist. Their son, ], is a political scientist who headed the ''Presidential Committee for the Analysis of the Communist Dictatorship in Romania'', which presented a report on the crimes of the ]. | ||
| ==Notes== | ==Notes== | ||
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| ==References== | ==References== | ||
| *{{ro icon}} , interview with ] in '']'', ] ] | *{{ro icon}} , interview with ] in '']'', ] ] | ||
| *{{ro icon}} , interview with ] in '']'', nr.849, June 2006 | |||
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Leonte Tismăneanu a.k.a. "Ciungul" (Crippled) (born Leonid Tisminetski; b. 1913, Russia; d.1981, Romania) was a Soviet and Romanian communist activist.
Born into a Jewish family in Soroca, Bessarabia, Russian Empire (now in Moldova). Tisminetski fought in the International Brigades during the Spanish Civil War, losing his right arm at the age of 24. In 1939, Tisminetski moved to the Soviet Union where he became a student of the Moscow Foreign Languages Institute. He then worked for the Romanian language branch of Radio Moscow, first as a newsreader, then as a writer. At that time, Romania and Soviet Union were at war.
In 1948, by then a Soviet Union commissar, Tisminetski and his family were sent by the NKVD to Soviet-occupied Romania, where he changed in 1949 his name to Leonte Tismăneanu, at the request of the Romanian Communist Party. 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-Leninism at the University of Bucharest. His wife held a Professorship at Bucharest's Medical School. Both were grossly unqualified for their academic job
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 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 Committee for the Analysis of the Communist Dictatorship in Romania, which presented a report on the crimes of the communist regime in Romania.
Notes
- Badin
- "Timbre roşii..."
- Stalinism pentru eternitate p.320
- Stalinism pentru eternitate p.333
- Badin
- Template:Ro icon Un paradox românesc by Sergiu Moroianu, Adevărul 1/8/2006
- Stalinism pentru eternitate p.333
- Badin
References
- Template:Ro icon Andrei Badin, "Nu cred în legenda celor două Securităţi, una bună şi alta rea", interview with Vladimir Tismăneanu in Adevărul, 10 April 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