Vasile Bătrânac (born 1925) is a Moldovan former educator and early
Soviet dissident who was the head of the
Arcașii lui Ștefan group in the
Moldavian Soviet Socialist Republic
The Moldavian Soviet Socialist Republic or Moldavian SSR (, mo-Cyrl, Република Советикэ Сочиалистэ Молдовеняскэ), also known as the Moldovan Soviet Socialist Republic, Moldovan SSR, Soviet Moldavia, Sovie ...
shortly after
World War II
World War II or the Second World War (1 September 1939 – 2 September 1945) was a World war, global conflict between two coalitions: the Allies of World War II, Allies and the Axis powers. World War II by country, Nearly all of the wo ...
.
Biography
Vasile Bătrânac was born in 1925 in what is now western
Moldova
Moldova, officially the Republic of Moldova, is a Landlocked country, landlocked country in Eastern Europe, with an area of and population of 2.42 million. Moldova is bordered by Romania to the west and Ukraine to the north, east, and south. ...
. His father was Ion Bătrânac. In 1944, he was arrested for the first time for anti-Soviet activity. Following World War II, Bătrânac founded Arcașii lui Ștefan in
Soroca in 1945, along with fellow teachers
Victor Solovei,
Nicolae Prăjină,
Teodosie Guzun,
Anton Romaşcan, and a student,
Nichita Brumă. Bătrânac was the head of the organization. Vasile Plopeanu is a conspirative name that Bătrânac used while he was the head of the organization.
In March 1947, the organization had 140 members. On 23 March 1947, Bătrânac and co-leader
Vasile Cvasniuc were arrested. On 11 June 1947, he was sentenced to 25 years and sent to Siberia.
BĂTRÂNAC, Vasile.
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Gallery
Image:Arcasii lui Stefan 1.jpg, Arcaşii lui Ştefan
Image:Arcasii lui Stefan 2.jpg, Arcaşii lui Ştefan
Bibliography
* Ştefan Tudor, ''Organizaţia Naţională din Basarabia "Arcașii lui Ștefan",'' ''Basarabia'', 1992, nr.9
* Ştefan Tudor, ''O.N.B. "Arcașii lui Ștefan"'' în '' Literatura şi Arta'', nr 14, 16, 19, 21, 24, 25, 26 1997, aprilie-iunie
* Mihail Ursachi, ''Organizatia Nationala Din Basarabia Arcașii lui Ștefan: Amintiri'', ''Muzeum''
References
External links
Rezistenţă armată anticomunistă
Organizația Națională din Basarabia (ONB) “Arcașii lui Ștefan”
1925 births
Possibly living people
Romanian people of Moldovan descent
Moldovan independence activists
Moldovan anti-communists
History of Soroca
People from Soroca
Moldovan prisoners and detainees
Soviet dissidents
Soviet prisoners and detainees
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