Isidor Sârbu
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Isidor Sârbu was a Romanian anti-communist.
) of the Russian Empire
.
In the early 1930s, he had 30 hectares (74.1 acre) of arable land
and 8 hectares (19.8 acre) of orchard
. During the collectivization, he was considered a kulak
. On March 14, 1933, Sârbu was arrested and brought to Tiraspol
prison, where he spent three months. In the same day, his property and house were confiscated. After three months, he returned to Corjova, where his family rented a small room in the house of Dumitru Halippa for five rubles.
In 1934, they moved to Dubăsari
. But on April 10, 1935, NKVD
ordered Sârbu and his wife to move to Pervomaisk. They took with them only the smallest child, an 8-year-old daughter. They fled from Pervomaisk and returned to Corjova, where is arrested in January 1936. Sârbu was condemned to three years at Tiraspol prison, but was liberated earlier, after two years and a few months. On January 26, 1938 he and his wife were arrested in Corjova and condemned at two years and respectively 1 year of prison at Tiraspol. One of his children, Olga (1921–1938), died in May. On January 26, 1940, he returned to Corjova.
After Operation Barbarossa
, a nephew of Isidor Sârbu, dekulakized
too, became the mayor of Corjova.
Biography
Isidor Sârbu was born in the village of Corjova (Dubăsari DistrictDubasari district
Dubăsari district is a district in the east of Moldova, with the administrative center at Cocieri. As of January 1, 2011, its population was 35,200.This does not include the 715 people that live in the village of Roghi, which is controlled by the breakaway Tiraspol authorities.-History:The...
) of the Russian Empire
Russian Empire
The Russian Empire was a state that existed from 1721 until the Russian Revolution of 1917. It was the successor to the Tsardom of Russia and the predecessor of the Soviet Union...
.
In the early 1930s, he had 30 hectares (74.1 acre) of arable land
Arable land
In geography and agriculture, arable land is land that can be used for growing crops. It includes all land under temporary crops , temporary meadows for mowing or pasture, land under market and kitchen gardens and land temporarily fallow...
and 8 hectares (19.8 acre) of orchard
Orchard
An orchard is an intentional planting of trees or shrubs that is maintained for food production. Orchards comprise fruit or nut-producing trees which are grown for commercial production. Orchards are also sometimes a feature of large gardens, where they serve an aesthetic as well as a productive...
. During the collectivization, he was considered a kulak
Kulak
Kulaks were a category of relatively affluent peasants in the later Russian Empire, Soviet Russia, and early Soviet Union...
. On March 14, 1933, Sârbu was arrested and brought to Tiraspol
Tiraspol
Tiraspol is the second largest city in Moldova and is the capital and administrative centre of the unrecognized Pridnestrovian Moldavian Republic . The city is located on the eastern bank of the Dniester River...
prison, where he spent three months. In the same day, his property and house were confiscated. After three months, he returned to Corjova, where his family rented a small room in the house of Dumitru Halippa for five rubles.
In 1934, they moved to Dubăsari
Dubasari
Dubăsari is a city in Transnistria, with a population of 23,650. The city is under the administration of the breakaway government of the "Transnistrian Moldovan Republic", and functions as the seat of the Dubăsari sub-district, Transnistria, Moldova.-Name:The origin of the town name is the plural...
. But on April 10, 1935, NKVD
NKVD
The People's Commissariat for Internal Affairs was the public and secret police organization of the Soviet Union that directly executed the rule of power of the Soviets, including political repression, during the era of Joseph Stalin....
ordered Sârbu and his wife to move to Pervomaisk. They took with them only the smallest child, an 8-year-old daughter. They fled from Pervomaisk and returned to Corjova, where is arrested in January 1936. Sârbu was condemned to three years at Tiraspol prison, but was liberated earlier, after two years and a few months. On January 26, 1938 he and his wife were arrested in Corjova and condemned at two years and respectively 1 year of prison at Tiraspol. One of his children, Olga (1921–1938), died in May. On January 26, 1940, he returned to Corjova.
After Operation Barbarossa
Operation Barbarossa
Operation Barbarossa was the code name for Germany's invasion of the Soviet Union during World War II that began on 22 June 1941. Over 4.5 million troops of the Axis powers invaded the USSR along a front., the largest invasion in the history of warfare...
, a nephew of Isidor Sârbu, dekulakized
Dekulakization
Dekulakization was the Soviet campaign of political repressions, including arrests, deportations, and executions of millions of the better-off peasants and their families in 1929-1932. The richer peasants were labeled kulaks and considered class enemies...
too, became the mayor of Corjova.