Stefan Gheorghiu Academy
Encyclopedia
The Ştefan Gheorghiu Academy (Romanian
: Academia Ştefan Gheorghiu, in full: Academia de învăţămînt social-politic Ştefan Gheorghiu de pe lîngă CC al PCR - approx. Ştefan Gheorghiu Academy for Socio-Political
Education in Relation to the Central Committee
of the Romanian Communist Party
) was a university created and used by the Romanian Communist Party (PCR) for training its cadres for executive and agitprop
-related functions.
It was established as Universitatea Muncitorească a PCR (PCR Workers' University) and began functioning on March 21, 1945 in Bucharest
, apparently on Ana Pauker
's initiative. Its first leaders were rector
Barbu Lăzăreanu, a literature professor, and secretary Constantin Ionescu-Gulian, a Stalinist
philosopher. The name Ştefan Gheorghiu was added on February 10, 1946, in memory of an early 20th century Romanian social-democrat
.
Another school with much the same purpose, Şcoala Superioară de Ştiinţe Sociale A. A. Jdanov
(A. A. Jdanov Upper School of Social Sciences
), was created separately; the two eventually merged.
The Ştefan Gheorghiu Academy was dissolved after the Romanian Revolution of 1989
.
Romanian language
Romanian Romanian Romanian (or Daco-Romanian; obsolete spellings Rumanian, Roumanian; self-designation: română, limba română ("the Romanian language") or românește (lit. "in Romanian") is a Romance language spoken by around 24 to 28 million people, primarily in Romania and Moldova...
: Academia Ştefan Gheorghiu, in full: Academia de învăţămînt social-politic Ştefan Gheorghiu de pe lîngă CC al PCR - approx. Ştefan Gheorghiu Academy for Socio-Political
Political science
Political Science is a social science discipline concerned with the study of the state, government and politics. Aristotle defined it as the study of the state. It deals extensively with the theory and practice of politics, and the analysis of political systems and political behavior...
Education in Relation to the Central Committee
Central Committee
Central Committee was the common designation of a standing administrative body of communist parties, analogous to a board of directors, whether ruling or non-ruling in the twentieth century and of the surviving, mostly Trotskyist, states in the early twenty first. In such party organizations the...
of the Romanian Communist Party
Romanian Communist Party
The Romanian Communist Party was a communist political party in Romania. Successor to the Bolshevik wing of the Socialist Party of Romania, it gave ideological endorsement to communist revolution and the disestablishment of Greater Romania. The PCR was a minor and illegal grouping for much of the...
) was a university created and used by the Romanian Communist Party (PCR) for training its cadres for executive and agitprop
Agitprop
Agitprop is derived from agitation and propaganda, and describes stage plays, pamphlets, motion pictures and other art forms with an explicitly political message....
-related functions.
It was established as Universitatea Muncitorească a PCR (PCR Workers' University) and began functioning on March 21, 1945 in Bucharest
Bucharest
Bucharest is the capital municipality, cultural, industrial, and financial centre of Romania. It is the largest city in Romania, located in the southeast of the country, at , and lies on the banks of the Dâmbovița River....
, apparently on Ana Pauker
Ana Pauker
Ana Pauker was a Romanian communist leader and served as the country's foreign minister in the late 1940s and early 1950s...
's initiative. Its first leaders were rector
Rector
The word rector has a number of different meanings; it is widely used to refer to an academic, religious or political administrator...
Barbu Lăzăreanu, a literature professor, and secretary Constantin Ionescu-Gulian, a Stalinist
Stalinism
Stalinism refers to the ideology that Joseph Stalin conceived and implemented in the Soviet Union, and is generally considered a branch of Marxist–Leninist ideology but considered by some historians to be a significant deviation from this philosophy...
philosopher. The name Ştefan Gheorghiu was added on February 10, 1946, in memory of an early 20th century Romanian social-democrat
Romanian Social Democratic Party (defunct)
The Romanian Social Democratic Party was a social-democratic political party in Romania. It published the magazine România Muncitoare, and later Socialismul, Lumea Nouă, and Libertatea.-Early party:...
.
Another school with much the same purpose, Şcoala Superioară de Ştiinţe Sociale A. A. Jdanov
Andrei Zhdanov
Andrei Alexandrovich Zhdanov was a Soviet politician.-Life:Zhdanov enlisted with the Russian Social Democratic Labour Party in 1915 and was promoted through the party ranks, becoming the All-Union Communist Party manager in Leningrad after the assassination of Sergei Kirov in 1934...
(A. A. Jdanov Upper School of Social Sciences
Social sciences
Social science is the field of study concerned with society. "Social science" is commonly used as an umbrella term to refer to a plurality of fields outside of the natural sciences usually exclusive of the administrative or managerial sciences...
), was created separately; the two eventually merged.
The Ştefan Gheorghiu Academy was dissolved after the Romanian Revolution of 1989
Romanian Revolution of 1989
The Romanian Revolution of 1989 was a series of riots and clashes in December 1989. These were part of the Revolutions of 1989 that occurred in several Warsaw Pact countries...
.