Doftana prison
Doftana was a Romanian 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 prisoners, among them the future president Nicolae Ceauşescu imprisoned from (1936-1938) and Gheorghe Gheorghiu-Dej who would be Romanian president between 1961-1965.[1]
The prison is situated close to the village with the same name, in the Telega commune of Prahova County.
Newspapers & Museums
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.
Notable inmates
- Gheorghe Apostol
- Emil Bodnăraș
- Mihail Gheorghiu Bujor
- Nicolae Ceaușescu
- Corneliu Zelea Codreanu
- Alexandru Drăghici
- Ștefan Foriș
- Gheorghe Gheorghiu-Dej
- Max Goldstein
- Alexandru Moghioroș
- Gheorghe Pintilie
- Grigore Preoteasa
- Horia Sima
- Richard Wurmbrand
- Chivu Stoica
References
- ^ "Doftana Prison". communistroad.com. Retrieved 30 November 2012.
- ^ "Doftana Prison – "The Romanian Bastille"". whatafy.com. Retrieved 30 November 2012.
External links
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