The behavior of Soviet occupation troops was in many cases discretionary, in clear contradiction with the populist commitments of USSR politicians and the rules of international law. In this context, the deportation of working-class ethnic Germans from Romania to the USSR took place. The Soviet occupier made this decision and brought it to the attention of the Romanian government, together with the instructions for its application. The motivation for the deportation was to participate in the reconstruction and recovery of the damage committed by the German army on Soviet territory. The decision was implemented against the protests of the National Liberal Party president and the Memoir of King Mihai I of Romania, addressed to the president of the USA. In 1945, 1581 people, 817 men and 765 women were deported from Făgăraș County. Men aged between 17 and 45 and women aged 18-30 excepting disabled and women with children under one year of age, were considered fit for work. Everywhere, the Soviet authorities behaved abusively and hostilely, sometimes even fiercely. Armed troops blocked the exits from the villages and those on the lists were taken from their homes. The ethnic Germans were kept in the cold for a few days in an open-air camp in Făgăraș, until the train cars arrived to take them to the USSR. Many of them died during transport or in labor camps. Their deportation was the result of a collective incrimination and an unjust punishment for a guilt that belonged to others. Empty households were looted and minor children left alone at home were taken to the orphanage. Some of the deportees' homes were expropriated and nationalized. In the 1950s, some of those who survived the deportation received their homes back, as part of propaganda actions of the newly installed regime, presented as beneficent.
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LinkCalvary – Deportations and Destinies is another collection of testimonials about deportations in and after WWII. This collection is the result of the work of Prof. Elena Helerea and the Negru Vodă Foundation from Făgăraș. The testimonials are a reflection of the Romanian history. On the link below you can find these 13 interesting stories:
Link: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Si8loSPtcUIesW9B_G4kz_I9MNQRqifq/view?usp=sharing "𝑆𝑡𝑜𝑟𝑖𝑒𝑠 𝑐𝑟𝑒𝑎𝑡𝑒 𝑐𝑜𝑚𝑚𝑢𝑛𝑖𝑡𝑦, 𝑒𝑛𝑎𝑏𝑙𝑒 𝑢𝑠 𝑡𝑜 𝑠𝑒𝑒 𝑡ℎ𝑟𝑜𝑢𝑔ℎ 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑒𝑦𝑒𝑠 𝑜𝑓 𝑜𝑡ℎ𝑒𝑟 𝑝𝑒𝑜𝑝𝑙𝑒, 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑜𝑝𝑒𝑛 𝑢𝑠 𝑡𝑜 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑐𝑙𝑎𝑖𝑚𝑠 𝑜𝑓 𝑜𝑡ℎ𝑒𝑟𝑠". From the articles written to the Urban Trekking and Human Library event, take a look at the implementation of the project "Telling the story, Learning from Listening" in Greece! Remembrance in time is a collection of short but interesting stories from various authors. This valuable collection was edited by Mrs. Elena HELEREA Gabriela MAILAT Florentin OLTEANU from Transilvania University Press.
The stories are aimed at different topics related to particular historical periods in Romania like communism. What is more, all historical events are interwoven by personal testimonials as a memory for our generation to learn from them and not repeat them. The collection includes also other topics, for example, Human Rights in Europe and its evolution or Human Rights in the case of family life. If your interest is more focused on these subjects, you can discover a lot of attractive facts in these articles. On the link below you can find these stories:
Link: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1uhbBjkIIUnu6sgxB85TBpC1Z1xzvtq7I/view?usp=sharing During the international final conference of project TELL on 17.05.2022, Fundacja MODE told about the experience with Human Library event and Urban Trekking. The two events focused on the topic of Communism in Poland and its connections with Human Rights violation and oppression, made concrete thanks to stories and places. |
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