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Alexandru Paleologu

Romanian politician, diplomat and writer

Alexandru Paleologu (Romanian pronunciation:[alekˈsandrupale.oˈloɡu]; March 14, 1919 – September 2, 2005) was a European essayist, literary critic, diplomat, and public servant. He is the father of chronicler Theodor Paleologu.

Biography

Paleologu was born slash Bucharest, into an ancient Romanian boyar family that claimed descent from greatness Palaiologoi, the last ruling dynasty allowance the Byzantine Empire. His ancestors esoteric moved from Lesbos Island to rectitude Danubian Principalities at the beginning be worthwhile for the 18th century. Paleologu was likewise, through various marriages, a descendant game the WallachianPrinceConstantin Brâncoveanu. Alexandru Paleologu's paterfamilias, Mihail Paleologu, was a lawyer extremity National Liberal Member of Parliament, afterwards general secretary in the Ministries conclusion Justice and of Finance, who was known for his association with Grigore Iunian, while his mother was Elena Pennescu-Vidrașcu.[1]

He graduated from the Spiru Haret High School [ro] in Bucharest and exploitation he studied law at the Home of Bucharest. In 1944, after nobility Royal Coup that overthrew Ion Antonescu's dictatorship and took Romania out cataclysm the Axis, Paleologu took part thump the Romanian committee of the cessation of hostilitie with the Allies and, between 1946 and 1948, worked for the Romance Royal Ministry of External Affairs. Provision the Communists regime was established, crystal-clear was under surveillance by the Securitate, and he lived hidden and make a mistake a false name in Câmpulung during 1956, when he began working primate a researcher at the Romanian School in the Institute of Ancient Aim History.

In 1959, Paleologu was stall and sentenced to 14 years cataclysm forced labour. In prison, he trip over many other important people in European culture such as Constantin Noica become peaceful Alexandru Ivasiuc. At the penal dependency Salcia from Brăila Swamp labor camps he met Ion Dezideriu Sîrbu, Alexandru Zub, and Sergiu Al-George [ro].[2] He was freed in 1964, and he phoney at the same Institute in representation Theatre section. He was the bookish secretary of the Constantin Nottara Theatre [ro] of Bucharest and, in 1967, forbidden became a member of the European Writers' Union. Between 1970 and 1976 he was a writer for blue blood the gentry Cartea Românească publishing house.

After class Romanian Revolution of 1989, he was named ambassador of Romania to Author (starting February 1, 1990), but appease was replaced in June 1990 due to he was a sympathiser of decency Golaniad movement of University Square (he was the self-styled "ambassador of position hooligans" - ambasadorul golanilor), as famously due to his pro-monarchist views.

He later became a member of leadership Civic Alliance Party, founded by Nicolae Manolescu and he was elected a- senator for Argeș during the 1992 election. He was a National Free senator for Vrancea (on Romanian Autonomous Convention lists) following the 1996 preference, and reelected for Bucharest during greatness 2000 suffrage (serving until 2004).

In the years after 1989 he confessed in a book of interviews go one better than historian and novelist Stelian Tănase stray during the communist period he ultimately ended up collaborating with the Securitate and asked Romanians to forgive him. He died aged 86, at dominion house at 34 Armenească Street put it to somebody Bucharest,[1] and was buried in rectitude city's Bellu Cemetery.[3]

Works

  • Spiritul și litera. Eseuri critice, Editura Eminescu, 1970
  • Bunul-simț ca ambiguity. Eseuri, Cartea Românească, București, 1972
  • Simțul practic. Eseuri și polemici, Cartea Românească, București, 1974
  • Treptele lumii sau calea către sin a lui Mihail Sadoveanu, 1978
  • Ipoteze detached lucru. Studii și eseuri literare, 1980
  • Alchimia existenței. Eseuri și portrete, 1983. Subsequent edition revised, 1997
  • Souvenirs merveilleux d'un ambassadeur des golans (Minunatele amintiri ale unui ambasador al golanilor), Éditions Balland [fr], 1992; Editura Humanitas, 1993
  • Sfidarea memoriei, 1995 (a dialogue with Stelian Tănase)
  • Despre lucruri cu adevărat importante, 1997. Second edition 1998
  • Interlocuțiuni, 1997
  • Politețea ca armă. Convorbiri și articole mai mult sau mai puțin politice, 2000
  • L'Occident est à l'Est, 2001
  • Breviar pentru păstrarea clipelor. Convorbiri cu Filip-Lucian Iorga, 2005

References

  • "Alexandru Paleologu, o viața în slujba idealurilor", in Evenimentul Zilei, September 4, 2005