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Brasov. As chairmen, a special contribution in the symposium progress was brought by
Assoc. Prof. Dr. Livia Sangeorzan and by Curator Ovid Savu.
The 5 guests from Chisinau, Republik of Moldavia represented prestigious institutions:
Institute of Cultural Heritage of the Moldova and Institute for Encyclopedia Studies of the
Moldova of the Academy of Sciences, Museum of Ethnography and Natural History and
the National School of Political and Administrative Studies.
The 18 participants invited from Romania represented renowned institutions from
Romania: National Council for the Security Archives Study, Romanian Academy in
Timisoara Branch and George BariŃiu Institute of History from Cluj - Napoca, Faculty of
History from the University of Bucharest, Spiru Haret University, Bucharest, Babes-
Bolyai University of Cluj-Napoca, Faculty of History from the University of Oradea,
Dimitrie Cantemir Christian University, Baptist Theological Institute of Bucharest,
Romanian Navy Museum from Constanta, Valer Literat Museum of Fagaras, Stephen
Odobleja Foundation from Drobeta-Turnu Severin.
Upon completion of the Symposium, a plenary session was held in which were scored
the Symposium conclusions:
- The symposium brought together participants from five European countries: Romania,
Moldova, Bulgaria, Hungary, Germany;
- Through the addressed topics, by the discussions of the 8 sections of the Symposium,
it can be said that the Symposium objectives were accomplished;
- Relevant results were presented regarding the investigation of the period for
communist regime instauration in Central and Eastern Europe.
- The participants acknowledged the need for respect of human rights and the rule of
law, to promote the fundamental values recognized today by all Europeans.
The summer school
In parallel with the Symposium, the summer school was held as a workshop and
documentation visits.
The organizing of the workshop started from the premise that the understanding and the
knowledge of the recent past leads to a thorough understanding of the present realities
and of the need for human rights and the rule of law, of the social cohesion in terms of
equal opportunities and elimination of discrimination of any kind based on nationality,
language, religion, gender, race and disability.
Under the title „Memory and History - Generations in Dialogue”, the workshop was
organized in two sessions as communication and debate, following:
- A better understanding of the Stalinist period by young people to enable them to reflect on
the illegitimate and criminal nature of the Communist regime in Eastern European space;
- Awareness of the destructive nature of the oppressive regimes and the need to defend
democratic values.
There were emotional meetings, interviews with witnesses and victims of the repressive
communist system, survivors and descendants of the anticommunist resistance.
The president of the Association of Former Political Prisoners in Romania, Octav Bjoza
impressed with his memories from the hell of the communist prisons.
Heated debates provoked the testimonies of dramatic destinies of some famous
personalities: Stefan Odobleja, Alexandru Herlea, Radu Bercea and others, cited by Elena
Helerea, Liviu Sofonea, Cristian Raul Vintilă, Stefan Odobleja jr., Gheorghe Mihai,
Lucretia Olteanu, Laura LeluŃiu and Ovidiu Savu.
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