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Pavel Coruț
Pavel Coruț (17 June 1949 – 28 October 2021) was a Romanian writer and Security intelligence officer. He wrote, among other things, about his experience as an intelligence and counterintelligence officer in Romania. His most popular books are ''Quinta spartă'' (Broken Quintet) and ''Fulgerul albastru'' ("Blue Lightning") of the ''Octogonul'' ("The Octagon") series. Born in Glăvănești, Iași County, Coruț worked as an intelligence officer until 1990, when he was pensioned at 39-year-old by then Defense Minister A ministry of defence or defense (see spelling differences), also known as a department of defence or defense, is the part of a government responsible for matters of defence and military forces, found in states where the government is divid ..., general Nicolae Militaru. After a period of being a journalist, signing as ''Paul Cernescu'', Coruț became a full-time writer. He has written 170 books so far (by the end of February 2017), including fantasy novel ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Securitate
The Department of State Security (), commonly known as the Securitate (, ), was the secret police agency of the Socialist Republic of Romania. It was founded on 30 August 1948 from the '' Siguranța'' with help and direction from the Soviet MGB. The Securitate was, in proportion to Romania's population, one of the largest secret police forces in the Eastern bloc. The first budget of the Securitate in 1948 stipulated a number of 4,641 positions, of which 3,549 were filled by February 1949: 64% were workers, 4% peasants, 28% clerks, 2% persons of unspecified origin, and 2% intellectuals. By 1951, the Securitate's staff had increased fivefold, while in January 1956, the Securitate had 25,468 employees.Cristian Troncota"Securitatea: Începuturile", Magazin Istoric, 1998 At its height, the Securitate employed some 15,000 agents and almost half a million informants for a country with a population of 23 million by 1989. The Securitate under Nicolae Ceaușescu was one of the most br ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Intelligence Officer
An intelligence officer is a member of the intelligence field employed by an organization to collect, compile or analyze information (known as intelligence) which is of use to that organization. The word of ''officer'' is a working title, not a rank, used in the same way a "police officer" can also be a sergeant, or in the military, in which non-commissioned personnel may serve as intelligence officers. Organizations which employ intelligence officers include armed forces, police, and customs agencies. Sources of intelligence Intelligence officers make use of a variety of sources of information, including ; Communications intelligence (COMINT): Eavesdropping and interception of communications (e.g., by wiretapping) including signals intelligence (SIGINT) and electronic intelligence (ELINT). ; Financial intelligence (FININT): The gathering of information about the financial affairs of entities of interest. ; Human intelligence (HUMINT): Derived from covert human intelligence ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Independent On Sunday
''The Independent'' is a British online newspaper. It was established in 1986 as a national morning printed paper. Nicknamed the ''Indy'', it began as a broadsheet and changed to tabloid format in 2003. The last printed edition was published on Saturday 26 March 2016, leaving only the online edition. The daily edition was named National Newspaper of the Year at the 2004 British Press Awards. ''The Independent'' won the Brand of the Year Award in The Drum Awards for Online Media 2023. History 1980s Launched in 1986, the first issue of ''The Independent'' was published on 7 October in broadsheet format.Dennis Griffiths (ed.) ''The Encyclopedia of the British Press, 1422–1992'', London & Basingstoke: Macmillan, 1992, p. 330. It was produced by Newspaper Publishing plc and created by Andreas Whittam Smith, Stephen Glover and Matthew Symonds. All three partners were former journalists at ''The Daily Telegraph'' who had left the paper towards the end of Lord Hartwell's ow ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Andrieșeni
Andrieșeni is a commune in Iași County, Western Moldavia, Romania. It is composed of seven villages: Andrieșeni, Buhăeni, Drăgănești, Fântânele, Glăvănești, Iepureni and Spineni. Natives *Pavel Coruț Pavel Coruț (17 June 1949 – 28 October 2021) was a Romanian writer and Security intelligence officer. He wrote, among other things, about his experience as an intelligence and counterintelligence officer in Romania. His most popular books are ... References External links * {{DEFAULTSORT:Andrieseni Communes in Iași County Localities in Western Moldavia ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Iași County
Iași County () is a county (județ) of Romania, in Western Moldavia, with the administrative seat at Iași. It is the most populous county in Romania, after the Municipality of Bucharest (which has the same administrative level as that of a county). Geography This county has a total area of . It lies on a plain between the Siret River and the Prut River. Two other rivers run through the county: the Bahlui River (on the banks of which lies the city of Iași) and the Jijia River. Neighbours * Republic of Moldova to the east - Ungheni District. * Neamț County to the west. * Botoșani County and Suceava County to the northwest. * Vaslui County to the south. Demographics At the 2021 census Iași County had a population of 760,774. At the 2011 census, the county had a population of 772,348. According to the 2012 data provided by the County Population Register Service, the total registered population of the county was 873,662 people. * Romanians – 97.61% * Roman ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ministry Of National Defence (Romania)
The Ministry of National Defence () is one of the eighteen ministries of the Government of Romania. The current acting Minister of National Defence is Angel Tîlvăr. Ministry The Ministry of National Defence is the specialized body of the central public administration submitted to the Government conducting the national defence activity according to the stipulations of law and to the strategy of national security, with a view to safeguarding national sovereignty, state independence and unity, territorial integrity and constitutional democracy. The Ministry of National Defence is responsible to the Parliament of Romania, Parliament, the Supreme Council of National Defence (Romania), Supreme Council of National Defence and the Government of Romania, Government for implementation of provisions of the Constitution of Romania, Constitution, laws in force, decisions of the Supreme Council of National Defence (Romania), Supreme Council of National Defence and of the Government of R ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nicolae Militaru
Nicolae Militaru (10 November 1925 – 27 December 1996) was a Romanian soldier and communist politician. Rising to the rank of general by the 1960s, his ties to the Soviet Union led dictator Nicolae Ceaușescu to question his loyalty and sideline Militaru in 1978. He re-emerged during the Romanian Revolution, when he was made Defense Minister, serving for nearly two months before street pressure forced his dismissal. Days after Ceaușescu’s execution, he was advanced to general of the army. His final public act came in 1996, when Militaru ran for President, barely registering any support. Biography Under communism Born in Bălești, Gorj County, Militaru joined the Romanian Communist Party (PCR) in 1945, entering the Romanian Land Forces that October. He attended the M. V. Frunze Military Academy in Moscow from 1952 to 1956. Upon graduation, he became a lieutenant colonel in the Romanian Land Forces and was appointed chief of staff of the 10th Infantry Division, stationed in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zamolxe
Zalmoxis is a divinity of the Getae and Dacians (a people of the lower Danube), mentioned by Herodotus in his ''Histories'' Book IV, 93–96, written before 425 BC. Said to have been so called from the bear's skin (ζάλμος) in which he was clothed as soon as he was born. According to Jordanes' ''Getica'', he was a learned philosopher, before whom two other learned men existed, by the names of Zeuta and Deceneus. Herodotus Herodotus writes about Zalmoxis in book 4 of his ''Histories'': 93. ... the Getae are the bravest of the Thracians and the most just. 94. They believe they are immortal forever living in the following sense: they think they do not die and that the one who dies joins Zalmoxis, a divine being; some call this same divine being Gebeleizis. Every four years, they send a messenger to Zalmoxis, who is chosen by chance. They ask him to tell Zalmoxis what they want on that occasion. The mission is performed in the following way: men standing there for that ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
