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| Vladimir Tismăneanu is the son of ] |
Vladimir Tismăneanu is the son of ] and Hermina Marcu Sohn, ] ]s, former fighters in the Spanish Civil War, both of whom were ]ish. His father came to Romania at the request of the ] at the end of ], becoming professor and chair of the ] department of the ]. His mother became professor at the Bucharest Medical School. Both of them lacked academic credentials.<ref>{{ro icon}} </ref> In 1960, Leonte Tismăneanu was stripped of his position as deputy head of ].<ref>{{ro icon}} </ref> | ||
| Tismăneanu graduated from the University of Bucharest in ], and received his ] from the same institution in ]. His doctoral thesis "Noua stînga şi Şcoala de la Frankfurt" (The new Left and the Frankfurt School) is, according to the Washington Post, "a vitriolic sermon against Western values"<ref> </ref>. The conclusion of Tismăneanu's thesis is that "Capitalism cannot be destroyed through vague dreams, dogmatic revolt, sudden transition and metaphysical studies. The only mean to overcome this statu-quo is through Socialist revolution, in which the working class, led by the revolutionary political Party, will play the leading role." | |||
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| In the 1970's, Tismăneanu wrote several articles supporting the Communist establishment.<ref> {{ro icon}} </ref><ref> {{ro icon}} </ref><ref>{{ro icon}}</ref> | |||
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| Tismăneanu is a specialist în political systems and compared politics; he is editor of the ''East European Politics and Societies'' academic review and director of the ''Center for the Study of Post-Communist Societies''. | Tismăneanu is a specialist în political systems and compared politics; he is editor of the ''East European Politics and Societies'' academic review and director of the ''Center for the Study of Post-Communist Societies''. | ||
| ==Controversy== | |||
| ⚫ | Vladimir Tismăneanu was classmate of ], son and heir-to-be of the communist dictator ] of ], at the special school for offsprings of the ] ].<ref>{{ro icon}} </ref> | ||
| Tismăneanu invited the anti-communist writer ] to join the Presidential Committee for the Analysis of the ], but fired him 3 weeks later on personal grounds. Tismăneanu also invited on the Committee his co-author ], a self-acknowledged former collaborator of the feared ], the Communist political police, which has lied about holding a PhD degree.<ref>{{ro icon}} </ref> Antohi is an editor of the journal ''East European Politics and Societies'', where Tismăneanu is chair of the editorial committee. | |||
| Tismăneanu's nomination to this Committee has strongly polarised the Romanian public. He has been criticised among others by ], a leading Romanian phylosopher and writer <ref>{{ro icon}} </ref>. | |||
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| *''Noua stînga şi Şcoala de la Frankfurt'', (Editura Politică, 1976), | |||
| * ''Reinventing Politics: Eastern Europe from Stalin to Havel'' (Free Press, 1994) | * ''Reinventing Politics: Eastern Europe from Stalin to Havel'' (Free Press, 1994) | ||
| * ''Vecinii lui Franz Kafka. Romanul unei nevroze/The Neighbors of ]. The Novel of a Neurosis'' (with ]; ], 1998) | * ''Vecinii lui Franz Kafka. Romanul unei nevroze/The Neighbors of ]. The Novel of a Neurosis'' (with ]; ], 1998) | ||
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Vladimir Tismăneanu (b. July 4, 1951 in Braşov), is a Romanian-born American political scientist and professor at University of Maryland, College Park. In 2006, the Romanian President Traian Băsescu named him president of the Presidential Committee for the Analysis of the Communist Dictatorship in Romania, presenting its report to the Romanian Parliament on December 18, 2006.
Biography
Vladimir Tismăneanu is the son of Leonte Tismăneanu and Hermina Marcu Sohn, Soviet commissars, former fighters in the Spanish Civil War, both of whom were Jewish. His father came to Romania at the request of the NKVD at the end of World War II, becoming professor and chair of the Marxism-Leninism department of the University of Bucharest. His mother became professor at the Bucharest Medical School. Both of them lacked academic credentials. In 1960, Leonte Tismăneanu was stripped of his position as deputy head of Editura Politică.
Tismăneanu graduated from the University of Bucharest in 1974, and received his Ph.D. from the same institution in 1980. His doctoral thesis "Noua stînga şi Şcoala de la Frankfurt" (The new Left and the Frankfurt School) is, according to the Washington Post, "a vitriolic sermon against Western values". The conclusion of Tismăneanu's thesis is that "Capitalism cannot be destroyed through vague dreams, dogmatic revolt, sudden transition and metaphysical studies. The only mean to overcome this statu-quo is through Socialist revolution, in which the working class, led by the revolutionary political Party, will play the leading role."
In the 1970's, Tismăneanu wrote several articles supporting the Communist establishment.
Professional Activity
Tismăneanu is a specialist în political systems and compared politics; he is editor of the East European Politics and Societies academic review and director of the Center for the Study of Post-Communist Societies.
Controversy
Vladimir Tismăneanu was classmate of Nicu Ceauşescu, son and heir-to-be of the communist dictator Nicolae Ceauşescu of Romania, at the special school for offsprings of the Communist nomenclature.
Tismăneanu invited the anti-communist writer Paul Goma to join the Presidential Committee for the Analysis of the Communist Dictatorship in Romania, but fired him 3 weeks later on personal grounds. Tismăneanu also invited on the Committee his co-author Sorin Antohi, a self-acknowledged former collaborator of the feared Securitate, the Communist political police, which has lied about holding a PhD degree. Antohi is an editor of the journal East European Politics and Societies, where Tismăneanu is chair of the editorial committee.
Tismăneanu's nomination to this Committee has strongly polarised the Romanian public. He has been criticised among others by Gabriel Liiceanu, a leading Romanian phylosopher and writer .
References
- Template:Ro icon Un paradox românesc by Sergiu Moroianu, Adevărul 1/8/2006
- Template:Ro icon Vladimir Tismăneanu interviewed by Emilia Chiscop, 2005
- Victor Gaetan, "Vinegar on Old, Open Wounds", Washington Post editorial from 8/26/2006
- Template:Ro icon Vladimir Tismăneanu, in the journal Convingeri comuniste of the Union of Communist Students Associations from Romania, 1974
- Template:Ro icon A lua cu asalt cerul, Vladimir Tismaneanu în "Viaţa Studenţească", nr. 6, 2/6/1974, reprinted în Tricolorul - nr. 652/17 mai 2006
- Template:Ro iconTinereţe revoluţionară - Tismaneanu, întâiul comunist al ţării
- Template:Ro icon Vladimir Tismăneanu, "Amintiri din copilărie: Liceul 24 şi destinul nomenclaturii"
- Template:Ro icon „Un caz stupefiant în lumea academică, „Ziarul de Iasi” 10/20/2006
- Template:Ro icon "Cum se investigheaza crimele comunismului la români", Sorin Lavric, 4/10/2006, Adevarul Literar şi Artistic
Selected works
- Noua stînga şi Şcoala de la Frankfurt, (Editura Politică, 1976),
- Reinventing Politics: Eastern Europe from Stalin to Havel (Free Press, 1994)
- Vecinii lui Franz Kafka. Romanul unei nevroze/The Neighbors of Franz Kafka. The Novel of a Neurosis (with Mircea Mihăieş; Polirom, 1998)
- Fantasies of Salvation: Democracy, Nationalism and Myth in Post-Communist Europe (Princeton University Press, 1998)
- Between Past and Future: The Revolutions of 1989 and Their Aftermath (with Sorin Antohi; Central European University Press, 2000)
- Stalinism for All Seasons: A Political History of Romanian Communism (University of California Press, 2003)
External links
- Template:Ro icon The final report of the Presidential Commission for Analyzing the Communist Dictatorship in Romania
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