October 24, 2011

Securitate vs. Radio Free Europe

My book Securitatea contra Radio Europa Liberă -- translated as "Securitate vs. Radio Free Europe" -- was launched at the book fair "Gaudeamus," Saturday, November 26, 2010 in Bucharest. The book is part of a series of non-fiction by the Adevarul Holding publishing house called "Subjective Histories."  

The Romanian Institute for Recent History  (Institutul Român de Istorie Recenta - IRIR) supported the book project.

Publisher's description: 

Ca orice război, şi Războiul Rece a avut mai multe câmpuri de luptă. Dar München a fost acel câmp de luptă unde Războiul Rece a fost cel mai „fierbinte”. Exilaţii din ţările comuniste erau ameninţaţi, răpiţi, asasinaţi. Agenţi ostili au penetrat postul de radio, unii angajaţi au fost recrutaţi de serviciile răsăritene de spionaj. Împotriva postului de radio Europa Liberă şi a Radio Libertatea au acţionat toate serviciile secrete ale Pactului de la Varşovia. Au acţionat timp de peste 40 de ani, coordonat sau individual. România s-a remarcat în mod special ... Ceea ce voi relata despre Războiul Rece al radiourilor de la München – terorism, spionaj, ameninţări, asasinate politice – este purul adevăr.

Translation:

Like any war, the Cold War had several battlefields. But Munich was the Cold War battleground, where the Cold War was really "hot". Exiles from communist countries were threatened, kidnapped, and even murdered. Hostile agents penetrated the stations, and some employees were recruited by the Eastern intelligence services. All of the secret services of the Warsaw pact acted against Radio Free Europe and Radio Liberty. They did so for over 40 years, either coordinated or individually -- Romania specifically noted ... What I have to tell about the Cold War radios in Munich - terrorism, espionage, threats, and political assassination - is the truth.

Below is the poster that announced a meeting with students at the Faculty of History in Bucharest on Monday, November 28, 2011:


Below is an excerpt from my interview about the book that appeared on Romanian national television, Sunday evening, November 27, 2011:


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