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'''Doftana''' was a [[Romania]]n [[prison]], sometimes referred to as "the Romanian Bastille". Built in 1895 in connection with the nearby mines, from 1921 it began to be used to detain [[political prisoner]]s, among them the future president [[Nicolae Ceauşescu]] imprisoned from (1936-1938) and [[Gheorghe Gheorghiu-Dej]] who would be Romanian president between 1961-1965.<ref name=communist>{{cite web|title=Doftana Prison|url=http://communistroad.com/?p=215|publisher=communistroad.com|accessdate=30 November 2012}}</ref>
'''Doftana''' was a [[Romania]]n [[prison]], sometimes referred to as "the Romanian Bastille". Built in 1895 in connection with the nearby salt mines, from 1921 it began to be used to detain [[political prisoner]]s, among them [[Gheorghe Gheorghiu-Dej]], who was the Prime Minister of Romania (1952–1955), and the Chairman of the State Council of Romania (1961–1965), and [[Nicolae Ceaușescu]], who was General Secretary of Romanian Communist Party (1965–1989), and the first President of Romania (1974–1989).<ref name=communist>{{cite web|title=Doftana Prison|url=http://communistroad.com/?p=215|publisher=communistroad.com|accessdate=30 November 2012|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120707115740/http://communistroad.com/?p=215|archivedate=7 July 2012}}</ref>


The prison is situated close to the village with the same name, in the [[Telega (Romania)|Telega]] [[Commune in Romania|commune]] of [[Prahova County]].
The prison is situated close to the village with the same name, in the [[Telega (Romania)|Telega]] [[Commune in Romania|commune]] of [[Prahova County]].
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During the [[Communist Romania|communist period]] of Romania just after World War II, it was transformed into a museum, which has since been deserted due to lack of funds.{{Citation needed|date=December 2009}}. The composer [[Alfred Mendelssohn]] wrote The Destruction of Doftanas, a symphonic poem about it.
During the [[Communist Romania|communist period]] of Romania just after World War II, it was transformed into a museum, which has since been deserted due to lack of funds.{{Citation needed|date=December 2009}}. The composer [[Alfred Mendelssohn]] wrote The Destruction of Doftanas, a symphonic poem about it.

Not only [[Repression of communists in the Kingdom of Romania|Romanian communists]] were imprisoned here, also captured German and Soviet soldiers and Hungarian civilians.


==Notable inmates==
==Notable inmates==
*[[Gheorghe Apostol]]
*[[Gheorghe Apostol]]
*[[Iosif Ardeleanu]]
*[[Max Auschnitt]]
*[[Emil Bodnăraș]]
*[[Emil Bodnăraș]]
*[[Mihail Gheorghiu Bujor]]
*[[Mihail Gheorghiu Bujor]]
*[[Nicolae Ceaușescu]]
*[[Nicolae Ceaușescu]]
*[[Corneliu Zelea Codreanu]]
*[[Corneliu Zelea Codreanu]]
*[[Petre Constantinescu-Iași]]
*[[Alexandru Drăghici]]
*[[Alexandru Drăghici]]
*[[Ștefan Foriș]]
*[[Ștefan Foriș]]
*[[Gheorghe Gheorghiu-Dej]]
*[[Gheorghe Gheorghiu-Dej]]
*[[Max Goldstein]]
*[[Max Goldstein]]
*[[Șmil Marcovici]]
*[[Alexandru Moghioroș]]
*[[Alexandru Moghioroș]]
*[[Serghei Nicolau]]
*[[Ion Niculi]]
*[[Dumitru Petrescu]]
*[[Gheorghe Pintilie]]
*[[Gheorghe Pintilie]]
*[[Grigore Preoteasa]]
*[[Grigore Preoteasa]]
*[[Leonte Răutu]]
*[[Horia Sima]]
*[[Horia Sima]]
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*[[Richard Wurmbrand]]
*[[Chivu Stoica]]
*[[Chivu Stoica]]
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*[[Richard Wurmbrand]]
*[[Belu Zilber]]


==References==
==References==
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*[http://www.cotidianul.ro/index.php?id=43&art=20045&cHash=1e86adacdf "Puşcăria Doftana se mistuie in chinuri capitaliste"], ''[[Cotidianul]]''
*[http://www.cotidianul.ro/index.php?id=43&art=20045&cHash=1e86adacdf "Puşcăria Doftana se mistuie in chinuri capitaliste"], ''[[Cotidianul]]''


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Latest revision as of 13:56, 10 October 2024

Doftana today

Doftana was a Romanian prison, sometimes referred to as "the Romanian Bastille". Built in 1895 in connection with the nearby salt mines, from 1921 it began to be used to detain political prisoners, among them Gheorghe Gheorghiu-Dej, who was the Prime Minister of Romania (1952–1955), and the Chairman of the State Council of Romania (1961–1965), and Nicolae Ceaușescu, who was General Secretary of Romanian Communist Party (1965–1989), and the first President of Romania (1974–1989).[1]

The prison is situated close to the village with the same name, in the Telega commune of Prahova County.

Newspapers & Museums

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Interior of Doftana Prison

From 1924 it is noted that the inmates began to write and edit a newspaper by hand using paper slips and smuggled pencils. It went by various names such as Doftana Red and Bolsheviks Handcuffed.[2]

During the communist period of Romania just after World War II, it was transformed into a museum, which has since been deserted due to lack of funds.[citation needed]. The composer Alfred Mendelssohn wrote The Destruction of Doftanas, a symphonic poem about it.

Not only Romanian communists were imprisoned here, also captured German and Soviet soldiers and Hungarian civilians.

Notable inmates

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References

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  1. ^ "Doftana Prison". communistroad.com. Archived from the original on 7 July 2012. Retrieved 30 November 2012.
  2. ^ "Doftana Prison – "The Romanian Bastille"". whatafy.com. Retrieved 30 November 2012.
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