Document Type
Thesis
Degree
Master of Arts (MA)
Major/Program
International Studies
First Advisor's Name
Farrokh Jhabvala
First Advisor's Committee Title
Committee Chair
Second Advisor's Name
Ralph S. Clem
Third Advisor's Name
Brian Nelson
Keywords
Dissenters, Romania
Date of Defense
7-1-1986
Abstract
This study examines why Romania's dissidence within the Soviet bloc has not provoked a military response from the Soviet Union during the 1965-1985 period. The hypothesis assumed is that Soviet tolerance is granted to Romania in exchange for its internal orthodoxy.
Based on English and Romanian sources of information and on the author's experience having lived in Romania, the following factors are analyzed: Party internal control, its organization, leadership and ideology.
The study concludes that Romania's internal orthodoxy, closely resembling Soviet society, has neutralized the country's dissident foreign policy saving it from a Soviet military intervention.
Identifier
FI14061534
Recommended Citation
Craciun, Emil, "Dissidence within the Soviet Bloc : the case of Romania" (1986). FIU Electronic Theses and Dissertations. 2662.
https://digitalcommons.fiu.edu/etd/2662
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