The Communist Take-Over and Land Collectivization in Romania: Chronology of Events, 1945–1962

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Table of Contents v
3. Foreword ix
4. Introduction 1
5. The First Wave of the Collectivization Campaign: Central Policies and Their Regional Implementation (1949–1953) 27
6. The Final Offensive: “The Socialist Transformation of Agriculture” from Slogans to Reality (1953–1962) 49
7. Law and Propaganda: Rural Land Ownership, Collectivization and Socialist Property in Romania 81
8. Part Two. Center and Periphery in the Collectivization Campaign
9. “Constanţa, The First Collectivized Region”: Soviet Geo-Political Interests and National and Regional Factors in the Collectivization of Dobrogea (1949–1962) 101
10. The Role of Ethnicity in the Collectivization of Tomnatic/Triebswetter (Banat Region) (1949–1956) 141
11. Creating Communist Authority: Class Warfare and Collectivization in Ieud (Maramureş Region) 165
12. Collectivization Policies in the Cluj Region: The Aiud and Turda Districts 203
13. Collectivization in the Odorhei District (The Hungarian Autonomous Region) 229
14. Collectivization and Resistance in the Shepherding Village of Poiana Sibiului (Sibiu Region) 251
15. Persuasion, Delay and Coercion. Late Collectivization in Northern Moldova: The Case of Darabani (Suceava Region) 275
16. Part Three. Collectivization and the Transformation of Social Relations
17. Exploiters Old and New: Making and Unmaking “Rich Peasants” in Aurel Vlaicu (Hunedoara Region) 305
18. Revolution in Bits and Pieces: Collectivization in Southern Romania (Craiova Region) 329
19. Persuasion Techniques and Community Reactions in Corund (the Hungarian Autonomous Region) 355
20. “Never Leave ‘til Tomorrow What You Can Do Today!”* A Case Study of a Model Collective Farm: “New Life” Sântana (Arad Region) 369
21. “Here in Reviga, There Was Nobody to Wage the Class Struggle”: Collectivization in Reviga, Bărăgan Plain (Bucharest Region) 399
22. One Step Back, Two Steps Forward: Institutionalizing the Party-State and Collective Property in Two Romanian Villages (Galaţi Region) 423
23. Conclusions 455
24. Annexes
25. General Bibliography on the Collectivization of Agriculture in Romania 473
26. The Communist Take-Over and Land Collectivization in Romania: Chronology of Events, 1945–1962 485
27. Table of Research Villages 492
28. Maps
29. Map 1: Administrative division of Romania, 1950 495
30. Map 2: Administrative division of Romania, 1952 497
31. Map 3: Administrative division of Romania, 1960 498
32. Map 4: List of Research Villages 499
33. List of Abbreviations 501
34. Glossary of Terms 503
35. Authors 507
36. Photo Credits 513
37. Index 515
38. Photos 532