Momentul 23 August 1944 ca act de voinţă al elitelor (August 23, 1944 as an act of elites’ will)

The marking of 70 years since the what was called, by the Communist regime, the "armed insurrection for liberation of Romania under the fascist yoke" consisted in the sixteenth event of the project After 25 years. Communism in Eastern Europe, developed by the Faculty of Political and Administrative Sciences from the University "Petre Andrei" of Iaşi, the Institute for the Study of Ideologies and the Polis Magazine. Organized on the day of August 23, the debate "August 23 after 70 years" has brought together historians, Political scientist and enthusiasts of these areas of research. Among the participants were present: researcher Mioara Anton, Professor PhD. Ion Agrigoroaei, Professor PhD. Cătălin Turliuc, historian Dorin Dobrincu, Professor PhD. Doru Tompea, Professor PhD. Daniel Şandru and Professor PhD. Sorin Bocancea, the project coordinator. During the opening of the event, Professor PhD. Doru Tompea read the message sent by the Royal House of Romania to the organizers and participants. Apart from those in the Senate Hall of the University "Petre Andrei" of Iaşi, were also present at the debate, through the interventions they sent and who were presented by Professor PhD. Daniel Şandru: Associate Professor PhD. Radu Vancu (University "Lucian Blaga” of Sibiu), Associate Professor PhD. Sabin Drăgulin (Christian University "Dimitrie Cantemir" of Bucharest) and Lecturer PhD. Emanuel Copilaş (West University of Timişoara). Below, we present you a selection of the most important interventions