Anatol Petrencu (born 22 May 1954, Căuşeni) is a politician, historian and academic from the

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. In 1990-1992 he was the dean of the Faculty of History of the State University of Moldova, and between 1998 and 2006 he was president of the

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. Between 2006 and 2010 he was the president of the European Action Movement party. Since October 2010 he has been the director of the Institute of Social History "ProMemoria". Vice President of the

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Biography

Anatol Petrencu, the PhD in historical sciences, university professor, was born on 22 May 1954 in Căuşeni. He carried out his

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in the

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(1972–1974). He graduated from

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in 1980 and between 1982 and 1985 he studied at

Moscow State Institute of International Relations Moscow State Institute of International Relations (MGIMO) (russian: Московский государственный институт международных отношений (МГИМО), also known as MGIMO University) is an institute of ...

. He has been working for

since 1985. He did doctoral studies at the Institute of International Economic and Political Research of the Academy of Sciences of the Russian Federation. In 1986 he passed his Masters' thesis with the theme "Romanian-Italian relations in the 70s - the first half of the 80s", and in 1998 he became a PhD in historical sciences with the work "Romania's Policy on Bessarabia, 1940-1944". In 1990-1992 he was the dean of the Faculty of History of the MSU, and between 1998 -2006 he was president of the

. Between 2006 and 2010 he was the president of the

European Action Movement Save Bessarabia Union ( ro, Uniunea Salvați Basarabia, USB), previously known as European Action Movement is a political party from Moldova. The party supportes the unification of Romania and Moldova. On 21 July 2019, the party changed its name f ...

( ro, Mişcarea Acţiunea Europeană). Anatol Petrencu is a member of the

Commission for the Study of the Communist Dictatorship in Moldova The Commission for the Study and Evaluation of the Communist Totalitarian Regime of the Republic of Moldova ( ro, Comisia pentru studierea şi aprecierea regimului comunist totalitar din Republica Moldova) is a commission instituted in Moldova by ...

.165/14.01.2010 Decret privind constituirea Comisiei pentru studierea si aprecierea regimului comunist totalitar din Republica Moldova, Monitorul Oficial 5-7/3, 19.01.2010 Since October 2010 he has been the director of the Institute of Social History "ProMemoria". In March 2011 the European Action Movement party merged with the Liberal Party.

Publications

Monographs

* ''The historical education in

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(1948-1989)'', Chișinău, Știința Publishing House, 1991, 112 p. * ''Romanian-Italian relations: from confrontation to collaboration. 1945-1985'', Chișinău, Universitas Publishing House, 1993, 216 p. * ''Bessarabia in the

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: 1940-1944'', Chișinău, Luceum Publishing House, 1997, 346 p. * ''Romania and Bessarabia in the Second World War'', Chișinău, Epigraf Publishing House, 1999, 176 p. * ''The Poles in the Second World War. Political History'', Chișinău, Cartdidact Publishing House, 2005, 246 p .; 2nd edition, Anastatic,

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, Tipo Moldova Publishing House, 2010. * ''Bessarabia during the Second World War: 1939-1945'', Chișinău, Prut International Publishing House, 2006, 224 p .; 2nd edition, Anastatic, Iasi, Tipo Moldova Publishing House, 2010. * ''

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seen by a Bessarabian historian'', Chișinău, Cartdidact Publishing House, 2006, 144 p.

Collections of articles

* ''In the service of the goddess

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'', Chișinău, the editorial-polygraphic company Typography Central, 2001, 816 p. * ''Contemporary history: studies, materials, attitudes'', Chișinău, Cartdidact Publishing House, 2011, 580 p.

Document collections

* ''Chrestomation to the History of Romanians. 1917-1992'' (in collaboration), Chisinau, Universitas Publishing House, 1993, 295 p. * ''In defense of national history and dignity. Collection of documents'' (in collaboration), Chisinau, Cartdidact Publishing House, 2003, 96 p. * ''The Poles in the Second World War. Document collection'', Chisinau, Cartdidact Publishing House, 2004, 240 pages; 2nd edition, Anastatic, Iasi, Tipo Moldova Publishing House, 2010. * ''

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and Bessarabia. 1941-1944. Collection of documents'' (in collaboration), Iași, Demiurg Publishing House, 2008, 350 p.

University textbooks

* ''Universal history. Contemporary Age, 1939-1993 (

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)'', lectures, Chișinău, Știința Publishing House, 1995, 272 p. * ''Universal history. Contemporary Era, 1939-1995 (Europe, USA, Canada)'', lectures, Second Edition completed, Chișinău, Muzeum Publishing House, 1995, 346 p. * ''Universal history. Contemporary Era, 1939-1996 (Europe, USA, Canada)'', lectures, 3rd edition completed, Chișinău, Muzeum Publishing House, 1995, 346 p .; 4th edition, Anastatic, Iasi, Tipo Moldova Publishing House, 2010.

Bibliography

* Profesorul şi istoricul Anatol Petrencu 50 de ani (Le professeur et historien Anatol Petrencu a 50 ans). In: Cugetul, 2004, 2, p. 75-76.

References

External links

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* http://www.privesc.eu/?p=1884 - The first press conference of the Commission, Moldpress, January 18, 2010. Video. * https://web.archive.org/web/20100309165120/http://www.timpul.md/article/2010/01/18/5881 - interview with Gheorghe Cojocaru, president of the Commission.
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în Revista ART-EMIS
''Interviu cu Anatol Petrencu''
Radio România Actualități
cu Anatol Petrencu''
Ziarul de Gardă, Nr. 137 (5 iulie 2007)
Petrencu în dialog cu Vladimir Bukovski''
în Memorialul Victimelor Comunismului și al Rezistenței

Jurnal de Chisinau, nr. 294 din 2 iulie 2004
''Simboluri comuniste – afară cu ele!''

''Toponimia bolșevică, ce facem cu ea? (Partea I)''

''Toponimia bolșevică, ce facem cu ea? (Partea a II-a)''

''Totalitarismul sovietic: studierea fenomenului. Contribuții (1)''

''Totalitarismul sovietic: studierea fenomenului. Lustrația la vedere. Contribuții (2)''
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