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242: 229:. After the end of the war, the Romanian government pressed him to emigrate to Hungary, while the revolutionary Labour Council proclaimed in Oradea called on him to join their cause. Ultimately deciding on returning to his home region, he was unable to do that until August 1919, at a time the Romanian authorities had already suppressed the local workers' movement. Nevertheless, soon after his return he succeeded in regrouping the workers' and sympathetic peasants in the region of Oradea, organizing a major demonstration in spite of the officially proclaimed 130:). He took a special interest in developing a socialist message for the peasants, proposing a democratic distribution of the land among smallholders, as well as for the national minorities, seeking to attract Romanian rural intellectuals to the socialist movement. To this end, he joined the Romanian section of the SZDP and initiated contacts with the 347:
After the right-wing of the party defected in early 1921, Rozvan, appointed a member of the PSR's executive committee, took steps towards maintaining the party's influence among the workers of Transylvania. On May 6, 1921, he was elected president of the last regional socialist Congress for
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Rozvan remained active inside the Communist Party, being part of its provisional Executive Committee, entrusted with re-organizing party chapters in Transylvania. Furthermore, he became the editor of the party's Hungarian language organ in Braşov,
296:, and, from this position, he advocated the unification of the socialist organizations across the new territories of Romania and fought against the ethnic segregation of the workers' movement. In opposition to the right wing of the party, led by 928:"Letter and supporting materials from Dimitrov to Merkulov requesting a review of the cases of E. O. Valter, A. L. Khigerovich (Razumova) and seventeen arrested political emigrés" (Document 59, 28 February 1941), in 304:, he was elected as one of the presidents of the August 1920 Cluj Congress of the party, supporting its merger into a national organization, as well as the affiliation of the resulting party to the 217:, he quickly learnt Italian and started contacts with the local socialist movement, which eventually led to his arrest. During his internment he also worked towards translating to Hungarian the 1059: 452:
on Bloc lists (May 1931), however the mandates were nullified on government's request. It was during that time that he became critical of Comintern directives regarding the dissolution of
1154: 186:. Rozvan's contributions to the national and local socialist press brought him to the attention of the authorities, and consequently he was arrested several times on charges of 1074: 348:
Tranyslvania and Banat, which he had helped organize, and presented the party's report on the relation with the trade union. Later that month, on May 8, he was a delegate from
1064: 488: 270: 1089: 135: 407:, October 1922) he drafted the reports on the national and the agrarian question. The latter reignited the debates of the founding congress, Rozvan's support of the 292:, Rozvan had an important role in the re-establishment of the Hungarian and Romanian language socialist press. In February 1920 he was designated a secretary of the 1114: 1044: 1109: 1094: 1049: 277:(PSR). Instead, his brother Ștefan became a National Party local leader, and his politics clashed with those of Eugen Rozvan to the point where, as prefect of 309: 376:. The matter remained unsettled, as, in the middle of the discussion, Rozvan and all the PCdR notable members were arrested, being later implicated in the 1144: 1099: 1054: 293: 534: 1124: 549:
used the questioning of previous policies to justify his own grip on power. In 1971, a biography of Rozvan was published in Communist Romania.
942: 1104: 308:. Furthermore, he was elected to the party's executive committee and designated, along with Flueraş, to serve on the party's delegation to 1069: 927: 241: 126:(SZDP). In the following period he worked towards the organization of the movement in his native city and the neighbouring Nagyvárad ( 464:". In 1929, he was expelled from the party, without being notified of it, and his status remained uncertain for the following years. 165: 1013: 123: 103: 245:
Rozvan (first from left) and the other deputies of the Peasant Workers' Bloc elected in the 1931 Romanian parliamentary elections.
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on preparing the report on nationalities. On this occasion, Rozvan expressed his concerns that Cristescu had maintained a "
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and socialist, whom he would marry in 1912. That same year, the couple participated in the Extraordinary Congress of the
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Cristina Diac, "Delegaţii socialişti români la Moscova" ("Romanian Socialist Delegates in Moscow")
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Rozvan decided to clarify matters by presenting his cause to Soviet authorities, and fled to
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For the following years, Rozvan's fate was the topic of investigations by Comintern leader
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Stalinism for All Seasons: A Political History of Romanian Communism
456:, eventually coming into opposition with the PCdR leadership around 269:, Rozvan became critical of his grouping, but eventually joined the 503:, Rozvan's critique of fascism also alluded to the consequences of 959:
Pe umerii lui Marx. O introducere în istoria comunismului românesc
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Cristina Arvatu, "Călători spre moarte" ("Travelers onto Death")
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literary society, and was elected a board member of the radical
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before being captured in December 1914. Interned in southern
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During the following period he helped organize the party's
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thesis, which was used as a textbook). In the opinion of
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to the PS Congress that decided in favor of creating a
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faction. For the latter congress he collaborated with
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Institute of the World Economy and the World Politics
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by illegally crossing the Soviet-Romanian border in
138:, while in 1908 he was elected in the leadership of 766: 764: 1060:Austro-Hungarian military personnel of World War I 905:Romániai magyar irodalmi lexikon I-IV. kötet (A-R) 588: 586: 984:Simon Fuchs, "Az igazságkereső Rozvány Jenő", in 545:followed suit only a decade later, in 1968, when 344:and objections raised to Comintern guidelines. 122:, returned to his homeland and enrolled in the 920:"Fişe biografice" ("Biographical Charts"), in 136:Stuttgart Congress of the Second International 1155:Socialist Republic of Romania rehabilitations 815: 813: 811: 213:, and, beginning with the summer of 1915, in 54:late in his life and was executed during the 8: 845:, p.27; "Letter and supporting materials..." 758:, p.26; "Letter and supporting materials..." 741: 739: 737: 651:Arvatu; "Letter and supporting materials..." 1075:Ethnic Romanian politicians in Transylvania 663: 661: 659: 657: 638: 636: 626: 624: 614: 612: 576: 574: 572: 570: 380:(in connection with the violent actions of 35:; December 28, 1878 — June 16, 1938) was a 1065:World War I prisoners of war held by Italy 518:of other prisoners, he was indicted in a 294:Socialist Party of Transylvania and Banat 114:. He continued his studies in law at the 110:ideals, being influenced by the ideas of 448:, and two others, he was elected to the 134:. In 1907, Rozvan was a delegate to the 1090:Hungarian emigrants to the Soviet Union 879:Iuliu Szikszay, Marin Popa, Ion Bulci, 680:, p.26; Tismăneanu, p.45; Fuchs, p. 593 557: 533:to account for his whereabouts. During 332:were expelled following pressures from 1115:Romanian emigrants to the Soviet Union 1045:Hungarian people of Aromanian descent 783:, p.26-27; Tismăneanu, p.56-57, 69-70 281:, he organized the repression of the 7: 1110:Romanian Communist Party politicians 1095:Humboldt University of Berlin alumni 1050:Romanian people of Aromanian descent 819:"Letter and supporting materials..." 340:, due to their wartime support for 14: 491:, becoming noted as a scholar of 259:Directory Council of Transylvania 190:and violation of the press laws. 142:party chapter. A collaborator of 106:, where he became a supporter of 1145:Great Purge victims from Romania 1100:20th-century Romanian historians 1055:Journalists from Austria-Hungary 415:, who considered land should be 990:, no. 4, 1970, pp. 588–595 796:, p.27; Tismăneanu, p.57, 69-70 507:inside the communist movement. 374:dictatorship of the proletariat 1002:University of California Press 510:Rozvan became a victim of the 50:historian, who settled in the 31:: Евгений Георгиевич Розвань, 1: 1125:20th-century Romanian lawyers 541:inside the Soviet Union; the 237:Communist activism in Romania 83:at the time), in a family of 71:He was born in Nagyszalonta ( 858:, p.27; Tismăneanu, p.57, 74 188:offence against public order 100:Hungarian Revolution of 1848 1105:Romanian Marxist historians 326:Alexandru Dobrogeanu-Gherea 118:, and, after receiving his 1171: 1070:Budapest University alumni 403:. At the Second Congress ( 356:(PCdR) around the group's 275:Socialist Party of Romania 33:Evgeny Georgiyevich Rozvan 854:Arvatu; Cioroianu, p.43; 702:Diac; Tismăneanu, p.45-47 543:Romanian Communist regime 495:(the subject of his 1937 870:, p.27; Tismăneanu, p.57 832:, p.27; Tismăneanu, p.57 805:Arvatu; Tismăneanu, p.57 693:, p.26; Tismăneanu, p.45 606:Arvatu; Tismăneanu, p.56 193:Rozvan was drafted as a 436:, in the region around 255:National Romanian Party 161:Social Sciences Society 132:Romanian National Party 124:Social Democratic Party 1150:Soviet rehabilitations 462:right-wing opportunism 460:, who accused him of " 246: 104:University of Budapest 102:. Rozvan attended the 46:activist, lawyer, and 24: 1085:Historians of fascism 537:in the 1950s, he was 433:Peasant Workers' Bloc 283:Lupeni Strike of 1929 271:Transylvanian section 244: 199:Austro-Hungarian Army 87:origins. His father, 1120:Romanian journalists 963:Editura Curtea Veche 529:, who called on the 486:Lomonosov University 180:Second International 174:, an early Romanian 116:University of Berlin 1135:Executed communists 1080:Dealul Spirii Trial 1040:People from Salonta 994:Vladimir Tismăneanu 951:, February 28, 2005 930:Annals of Communism 501:Vladimir Tismăneanu 450:Chamber of Deputies 442:Lucrețiu Pătrășcanu 411:being condemned by 378:Dealul Spirii Trial 366:minimalist position 322:Constantin Popovici 306:Third International 219:Communist Manifesto 1140:Executed activists 1130:Soviet politicians 516:forced confessions 440:(1926–1931). With 338:Christian Rakovsky 314:Gheorghe Cristescu 267:union with Romania 247: 205:, fighting on the 978:, October 7, 2004 976:Jurnalul Naţional 965:, Bucharest, 2005 948:Jurnalul Național 922:Dosarele Istoriei 887:, Bucharest, 1971 868:Dosarele Istoriei 856:Dosarele Istoriei 843:Dosarele Istoriei 830:Dosarele Istoriei 794:Dosarele Istoriei 781:Dosarele Istoriei 756:Dosarele Istoriei 720:Dosarele Istoriei 691:Dosarele Istoriei 678:Dosarele Istoriei 547:Nicolae Ceaușescu 421:Central Committee 310:Bolshevist Russia 1162: 983: 970: 955:Adrian Cioroianu 941: 917: 915: 914: 888: 885:Editura Politică 877: 871: 865: 859: 852: 846: 839: 833: 826: 820: 817: 806: 803: 797: 790: 784: 777: 771: 770:Tismăneanu, p.57 768: 759: 752: 746: 743: 732: 729: 723: 716: 703: 700: 694: 687: 681: 674: 668: 665: 652: 649: 643: 640: 631: 628: 619: 616: 607: 604: 593: 592:Tismăneanu, p.56 590: 581: 578: 565: 562: 535:De-Stalinization 409:1921 land reform 334:Grigory Zinoviev 279:Hunedoara County 251:Aster Revolution 169: 157: 97: 1170: 1169: 1165: 1164: 1163: 1161: 1160: 1159: 1020: 1019: 1018: 981: 968: 939: 935:Yale University 912: 910: 900: 896: 891: 878: 874: 866: 862: 853: 849: 840: 836: 827: 823: 818: 809: 804: 800: 791: 787: 778: 774: 769: 762: 753: 749: 744: 735: 731:Cioroianu, p.24 730: 726: 717: 706: 701: 697: 688: 684: 675: 671: 666: 655: 650: 646: 641: 634: 629: 622: 617: 610: 605: 596: 591: 584: 579: 568: 563: 559: 555: 527:Georgi Dimitrov 493:Italian fascism 470: 454:Greater Romania 354:Communist Party 239: 163: 151: 91: 81:Austria-Hungary 69: 64: 12: 11: 5: 1168: 1166: 1158: 1157: 1152: 1147: 1142: 1137: 1132: 1127: 1122: 1117: 1112: 1107: 1102: 1097: 1092: 1087: 1082: 1077: 1072: 1067: 1062: 1057: 1052: 1047: 1042: 1037: 1032: 1022: 1021: 1017: 1016: 991: 982:(in Hungarian) 979: 966: 952: 937: 925: 918: 909:(in Hungarian) 897: 895: 892: 890: 889: 872: 860: 847: 834: 821: 807: 798: 785: 772: 760: 747: 733: 724: 704: 695: 682: 669: 653: 644: 632: 620: 608: 594: 582: 566: 556: 554: 551: 520:kangaroo trial 469: 466: 428:umbrella group 413:Boris Stefanov 238: 235: 68: 67:Early activism 65: 63: 60: 13: 10: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 1167: 1156: 1153: 1151: 1148: 1146: 1143: 1141: 1138: 1136: 1133: 1131: 1128: 1126: 1123: 1121: 1118: 1116: 1113: 1111: 1108: 1106: 1103: 1101: 1098: 1096: 1093: 1091: 1088: 1086: 1083: 1081: 1078: 1076: 1073: 1071: 1068: 1066: 1063: 1061: 1058: 1056: 1053: 1051: 1048: 1046: 1043: 1041: 1038: 1036: 1033: 1031: 1028: 1027: 1025: 1015: 1014:0-520-23747-1 1011: 1007: 1003: 999: 995: 992: 989: 988: 980: 977: 973: 969:(in Romanian) 967: 964: 960: 956: 953: 950: 949: 944: 940:(in Romanian) 938: 936: 932: 931: 926: 923: 919: 908: 906: 899: 898: 893: 886: 882: 876: 873: 869: 864: 861: 857: 851: 848: 844: 838: 835: 831: 825: 822: 816: 814: 812: 808: 802: 799: 795: 789: 786: 782: 776: 773: 767: 765: 761: 757: 751: 748: 745:Fuchs, p. 594 742: 740: 738: 734: 728: 725: 721: 715: 713: 711: 709: 705: 699: 696: 692: 686: 683: 679: 673: 670: 667:Fuchs, p. 593 664: 662: 660: 658: 654: 648: 645: 642:Fuchs, p. 592 639: 637: 633: 630:Fuchs, p. 591 627: 625: 621: 618:Fuchs, p. 590 615: 613: 609: 603: 601: 599: 595: 589: 587: 583: 580:Fuchs, p. 589 577: 575: 573: 571: 567: 561: 558: 552: 550: 548: 544: 540: 539:rehabilitated 536: 532: 528: 523: 521: 517: 513: 508: 506: 502: 498: 494: 490: 487: 483: 479: 475: 467: 465: 463: 459: 458:Marcel Pauker 455: 451: 447: 443: 439: 435: 434: 429: 424: 422: 418: 414: 410: 406: 402: 396: 394: 391: 387: 383: 382:Max Goldstein 379: 375: 371: 367: 363: 359: 355: 351: 345: 343: 339: 335: 331: 330:Iosif Jumanca 327: 323: 319: 315: 311: 307: 303: 299: 298:Iosif Jumanca 295: 291: 286: 284: 280: 276: 272: 268: 264: 260: 256: 252: 243: 236: 234: 232: 228: 224: 221:and parts of 220: 216: 212: 208: 207:Serbian Front 204: 200: 196: 191: 189: 185: 181: 177: 173: 167: 162: 158: 155: 150: 145: 141: 137: 133: 129: 125: 121: 117: 113: 109: 105: 101: 95: 90: 86: 82: 78: 74: 66: 61: 59: 57: 53: 49: 45: 42: 38: 34: 30: 26: 22: 18: 997: 985: 975: 958: 946: 929: 921: 911:. 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Russian
Hungarian
Romanian
communist
Marxist
Soviet Union
Great Purge
Salonta
Transylvania
Austria-Hungary
Aromanian
György
hu
Hungarian Revolution of 1848
University of Budapest
socialist
Ervin Szabó
University of Berlin
doctorate
Social Democratic Party
Oradea
Romanian National Party
Stuttgart Congress of the Second International
Bihar County
Ady Endre
Tomorrow
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Social Sciences Society
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