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Mislea Prison
Mislea Prison was a prison located in Scorțeni, Prahova, Mislea, Prahova County, Romania. History Founding The prison was established in 1869 on the site of the .Muraru, p. 395 Founded in 1536–1537 by Radu Paisie, List of rulers of Wallachia, Prince of Wallachia, the ex-monastery is located on the banks of the Mislei, Mislei River, close to where it reaches the Telega (river), Telega River, in between Câmpina and Ploiești. The compound has a quadrangular shape, being fortified with high walls, supported on strong buttresses; it includes the defense tower, the bell tower at the entrance, and the cells, built on vaulted cellars. Early 20th century The prison housed minors until 1924, when it became a women's prison. That year, three workshops were opened, for weaving, carpet-making and clothes-making. The women were common criminals as well as political prisoners placed in a special section: spies, Iron Guard affiliates and Romanian Communist Party activists. Liuba C ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Scorțeni, Prahova
Scorțeni is a commune in Prahova County, Muntenia, Romania. Geography The commune is located in the west-central part of the county. Scorțeni is surrounded by the Sub-Carpathian hills, close to the 45th parallel north, at an altitude of approximately . The most important towns in the vicinity are: Câmpina (14 km), Băicoi (6 km), Plopeni (10 km), Ploiești (25 km – the county seat), and Sinaia (40 km). The Capital city, Bucharest, is about to the south, while Brașov is to the north. Villages The commune is composed of five villages: Bordenii Mari, Bordenii Mici, Mislea, Scorțeni, and Sârca. Mislea Around 1540, Radu Paisie, the ruler of Muntenia province of those times, set up a monastery at the confluence between the rivers Mislei and Telega (river), Telega. On the monastery's ruins, a political prison was built by the former communist regime. The building was recently transformed into a state home. Northward, on forested hills, lies Buștena ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Romanian Communist Party
The Romanian Communist Party ( ; PCR) was a communist party in Romania. The successor to the pro-Bolshevik wing of the Socialist Party of Romania, it gave an ideological endorsement to a communist revolution that would replace the social system of the Kingdom of Romania. After being outlawed in 1924, the PCR remained a minor and illegal grouping for much of the interwar period and submitted to direct Comintern control. During the 1920s and the 1930s, most of its activists were imprisoned or took refuge in the Soviet Union, which led to the creation of competing factions that sometimes came into open conflict. That did not prevent the party from participating in the political life of the country through various front organizations, most notably the Peasant Workers' Bloc. In 1934–1936, PCR reformed itself in the mainland of Romania properly, with foreign observers predicting a possible communist takeover in Romania. The party emerged as a powerful actor on the Romanian political ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
