Evghenia Ghinzburg’s diary was launched on Friday, February 5
On Friday, February 5, at Cărturești Verona Tea-house, Corint Publishing House and the Institute for the Investigation of Communist Crimes and the Memory of the Romanian Exile (IICCMER) launched the volume Into the Whirlwind. Diary by Evghenia Ghinzburg. Published with the support of the IICCMER, the book is considered to be one of the most important testimonies about the Stalin’s regime of terror. With an impressive attention to detail, a strong power and an invincible spirit, Ghinzburg describes the years, days and minutes spent in prisons and labor camps, including the two years spent in solitary confinement. Antoaneta Olteanu (PhD at the Faculty [...]
IICCMER announces the release of the 5th volume of its English yearbook
The Institute for the Investigation of Communist Crimes and Memory of the Romanian Exile (IICCMER) announces the release of the 5th issue of its English yearbook History of Communism in Europe, on the topic Narratives of Legitimation in Totalitarian Regimes - Heroes, Villains, Intrigues and Outcomes. Based on case studies, the volume analyzes and explores grand narratives that supported and legitimized the communist regimes in Central and Eastern Europe. The 5th edition of the IICCMER yearbook is available online here and the content can be viewed here. The next issue of the History of Communism in Europe yearbook, no. 6/2015, on the subject The Institutionalization of the Social [...]
The volume Stalinization and De-stalinization. Institutional Developments and Social Impact was published with the support of the IICCMRE
The volume Stalinization and Destalinization. Institutional developments and Social Impact, coordinated by Cosmin Budeancă and Florentin Olteanu, was published by Polirom publishing house with the support of the Institute for the investigation of Communist Crimes and the Memory of the Romanian Exile (IICCMRE) and the Konrad Adenauer Foundation. The volume includes the works presented at the 8th edition of the International Symposium from Făgăraş-Sâmbăta de Sus, Stalinization and Destalinization. Institutional Developments and Social Impact, 4-7 July 2013. It examines the effects of stalinization processes and institutional reform and destalinization, social, religious and cultural heritage both in Romania and in other [...]
IICCMER announces the release of the 4th volume of its English yearbook
The Institute for the Investigation of Communist Crimes and Memory of the Romanian Exile (IICCMER) announces the release of the 4th issue of its English yearbook History of Communism in Europe, on the topic Transitional Justice and Civil Societies after Dictatorial Regimes. The volume comprises theoretical considerations and case studies about the transitional and post-transitional societies in Central and Eastern Europe, as well as Latin America, focusing on the role of the civic society in negotiating the policies of justice, retribution and reparation with state institutions. The 4th edition of the IICCMER yearbook is available online here. The next issue of the History of [...]
IICCMER launched the 8th issue of its yearbook, entitled “Between transformation and adaptation. Avatars of everyday life during the communist regime in Romania”
The most recent issue of the IICCMER yearbook appeared at Polirom Publishing House “Between transformation and adaptation. Avatars of everyday life during the communist regime in Romania, under the coordination of Luciana M. Jinga and Ştefan Bosomitu. The 8th volume of the IICCMER yearbook offers an analysis of the history of the communist regime in Romania from an original perspective. The studies suggest a different approach to the communist regime, by analyzing structures and practices from everyday life. Not only that the articles reconstruct essential structures of daily life, they also identify those sequences of everyday life that appear and [...]