Vadim Pirogan
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Vadim Pirogan was a Bessarabia
n activist and author. He was the head of the Communist Regime Victims Association and a member of the Moldovan Writers' Union
.
. His father Ştefan Pirogan
was mayor of Bălţi
(1923–1934). He attended high school in Bălţi
, where Eugen Coşeriu, Sergiu Grossu
, Valeriu Gafencu, Ovidiu Creangă
, Valentin Mândâcanu
were his classmates Vadim Pirogan was arrested on June 25, 1941 and for five years, he was imprisoned at Tayshet
forced labour camp.
Vadim Pirogan married to Veronica in 1952. He graduated from Lviv Polytechnic
. He used to live in Lviv
, but in 1989 he moved in Chişinău
. Vadim Pirogan founded the Muzeul Memoriei Neamului
in 2002. He was the president of the Communist Regime Victims Association beginning in 1999.
Bessarabia
Bessarabia is a historical term for the geographic region in Eastern Europe bounded by the Dniester River on the east and the Prut River on the west....
n activist and author. He was the head of the Communist Regime Victims Association and a member of the Moldovan Writers' Union
Moldovan Writers' Union
The Writers' Union of Moldova is a professional association of writers in Moldova.Mihai Cimpoi has been the president of the Writers' Union of Moldova since 1991.- External links :* * *...
.
Biography
Vadim Pirogan was born on June 28, 1921 in BălţiBalti
Balti can refer to:* Balti language, a language spoken in Baltistan in Pakistan and Ladakh in Kashmir* Balti people, Muslims of Ladakhi/Tibetan origin from Baltistan in Pakistan and Ladakh in Kashmir...
. His father Ştefan Pirogan
Ştefan Pirogan
Ştefan Pirogan was a Romanian politician. He served as Mayor of Bălţi . Pirogan was arrested on June 13, 1941 and deported. Ştefan Pirogan was 52 when he died at Ivdel.- Bibliography :...
was mayor of Bălţi
Mayor of Bălţi
The Mayor of Bălţi is head of the executive branch of Bălţi City Council.- List of mayors :Mayors of Bălţi:...
(1923–1934). He attended high school in Bălţi
Balti
Balti can refer to:* Balti language, a language spoken in Baltistan in Pakistan and Ladakh in Kashmir* Balti people, Muslims of Ladakhi/Tibetan origin from Baltistan in Pakistan and Ladakh in Kashmir...
, where Eugen Coşeriu, Sergiu Grossu
Sergiu Grossu
Sergiu Grossu was a writer and theologian from Romania.-Biography:Sergiu Grossu was born to Ion and Maria Grossu on November 14, 1920 in Cubolta. In 1927, his family moved to Bălţi, where he was a classmate of Eugen Coşeriu. He published in Viaţa Basarabiei...
, Valeriu Gafencu, Ovidiu Creangă
Ovidiu Creangă
Ovidiu Creangă is a Romanian activist and author. He served as an official of the Ministry of Economy and taught at the Politehnica University of Bucharest. He has been living in Canada since 1982.-Biography:...
, Valentin Mândâcanu
Valentin Mândâcanu
Valentin Mândâcanu is a writer and politician from Moldova.Valentin Mândâcanu was a founder of the Democratic Movement of Moldova. He was electead in 1990 election and served as member of the Parliament of Moldova ....
were his classmates Vadim Pirogan was arrested on June 25, 1941 and for five years, he was imprisoned at Tayshet
Tayshet
Tayshet is a town and a railroad junction in Irkutsk Oblast, Russia. Population: Here the Baikal Amur Mainline begins, branching northeast from the Trans-Siberian Railway...
forced labour camp.
Vadim Pirogan married to Veronica in 1952. He graduated from Lviv Polytechnic
Lviv Polytechnic
Lviv Polytechnic National University is the largest scientific university in Lviv. Since its foundation in 1844, it was one of the most important centres of science and technological development in Central Europe. In the interbellum period, the Polytechnic was one of the most important technical...
. He used to live in Lviv
Lviv
Lviv is a city in western Ukraine. The city is regarded as one of the main cultural centres of today's Ukraine and historically has also been a major Polish and Jewish cultural center, as Poles and Jews were the two main ethnicities of the city until the outbreak of World War II and the following...
, but in 1989 he moved in Chişinău
Chisinau
Chișinău is the capital and largest municipality of Moldova. It is also its main industrial and commercial centre and is located in the middle of the country, on the river Bîc...
. Vadim Pirogan founded the Muzeul Memoriei Neamului
Muzeul Memoriei Neamului
Muzeul Memoriei Neamului is a museum in Chişinău, Moldova, dedicated to the victims of the Soviet occupation of Bessarabia and Northern Bukovina, and to commemorating anti-communist resistance in the region....
in 2002. He was the president of the Communist Regime Victims Association beginning in 1999.
Works
- Vadim Pirogan, Cu gandul la tine, Basarabia mea
- Vadim Pirogan, Pe drumurile pribegiei
- Vadim Pirogan, Timpuri si oameni
- Vadim Pirogan and Boris Movila, Destine romanesti
- Vadim Pirogan, Calvarul