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Scrisori către cei de-acasă: corespondența voluntarilor români din Brigăzile Internaționale
Writing home: some letters of the Romanian volunteers from the International Brigades
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Abstract By examining some of the letters Romanian volunteers in the International Brigades sent home during the Spanish Civil War, this article explores their authors' experience of the front-line hardships and of the challenges associated with the military life-style. The paper first provides a concise his... view more
By examining some of the letters Romanian volunteers in the International Brigades sent home during the Spanish Civil War, this article explores their authors' experience of the front-line hardships and of the challenges associated with the military life-style. The paper first provides a concise historical account of the Spanish Civil War, with a focus on the emergence of the international military groups, consisting of foreign combatants. It subsequently investigates the reasons that determined the Romanian volunteers to leave their country to fight in Spain, by examining their motivation in the intricate political and social context of interwar Romania. Finally, the article deals with the negative outcomes these letters had for their recipients, translated into the permanent harassment their families and close ones suffered because of this correspondence.... view less
Keywords
Spain; civil war; internationalism; illegitimacy; communist party; Romania; voluntariness; historical development
Classification
Social History, Historical Social Research
Free Keywords
Internationale Brigade
Document language
Romanian, Moldavian, Moldovan
Publication Year
2015
Page/Pages
p. 477-514
Journal
Studia Politica: Romanian Political Science Review, 15 (2015) 3
ISSN
1582-4551
Status
Published Version; peer reviewed
Licence
Creative Commons - Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works