Dragos Protopopescu
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Dragoş Protopopescu was a Romania
n writer, poet, critic and philosopher. He was professor at the University of Cernăuţi.
Politically Protopopescu supported the fascist
and antisemitic organization known as the Iron Guard
, and he published the newspaper Buna Vestire, which was aligned with the Guard. He also actively contributed to other Romanian newspapers such as Flacăra
, Vieaţa Nouă, Cuget Românesc, Cuvântul
, Gândirea
, Lumea Nouă, Cuvântul Studenţesc, Vremea and Porunca Vremii.
Protopopescu was also a member of the Office of Propaganda at the Romanian Legation in London in 1929.
Protopopescu was arrested and imprisoned in spring 1938 during the crackdown on the Iron Guard by King
Carol II
's dictatorship. In 1948 he was arrested again by the communist authorities
. He tried to commit suicide by cutting his veins. He was sent to a hospital and then arrested again. He made a new and successful attempt at suicide: leaning over an elevator shaft, he was decapitated by the cabin.
Romania
Romania is a country located at the crossroads of Central and Southeastern Europe, on the Lower Danube, within and outside the Carpathian arch, bordering on the Black Sea...
n writer, poet, critic and philosopher. He was professor at the University of Cernăuţi.
Politically Protopopescu supported the fascist
Fascism
Fascism is a radical authoritarian nationalist political ideology. Fascists seek to rejuvenate their nation based on commitment to the national community as an organic entity, in which individuals are bound together in national identity by suprapersonal connections of ancestry, culture, and blood...
and antisemitic organization known as the Iron Guard
Iron Guard
The Iron Guard is the name most commonly given to a far-right movement and political party in Romania in the period from 1927 into the early part of World War II. The Iron Guard was ultra-nationalist, fascist, anti-communist, and promoted the Orthodox Christian faith...
, and he published the newspaper Buna Vestire, which was aligned with the Guard. He also actively contributed to other Romanian newspapers such as Flacăra
Flacăra
Flacăra is a weekly magazine published in Bucharest, Romania, originally as a literary periodical....
, Vieaţa Nouă, Cuget Românesc, Cuvântul
Cuvântul
Cuvântul is a newspaper from Rezina, the Republic of Moldova, founded in 1995 by Tudor Iaşcenco.- External links :*...
, Gândirea
Gândirea
Gândirea , known during its early years as Gândirea Literară - Artistică - Socială , was a Romanian literary, political and art magazine.- Overview :Founded by Cezar Petrescu and D. I...
, Lumea Nouă, Cuvântul Studenţesc, Vremea and Porunca Vremii.
Protopopescu was also a member of the Office of Propaganda at the Romanian Legation in London in 1929.
Protopopescu was arrested and imprisoned in spring 1938 during the crackdown on the Iron Guard by King
King of Romania
King of the Romanians , rather than King of Romania , was the official title of the ruler of the Kingdom of Romania from 1881 until 1947, when Romania was proclaimed a republic....
Carol II
Carol II of Romania
Carol II reigned as King of Romania from 8 June 1930 until 6 September 1940. Eldest son of Ferdinand, King of Romania, and his wife, Queen Marie, a daughter of Prince Alfred, Duke of Edinburgh, the second eldest son of Queen Victoria...
's dictatorship. In 1948 he was arrested again by the communist authorities
Communist Romania
Communist Romania was the period in Romanian history when that country was a Soviet-aligned communist state in the Eastern Bloc, with the dominant role of Romanian Communist Party enshrined in its successive constitutions...
. He tried to commit suicide by cutting his veins. He was sent to a hospital and then arrested again. He made a new and successful attempt at suicide: leaning over an elevator shaft, he was decapitated by the cabin.