Political Interferences in the Scientific Work of Ion Conea

Abstract

Ion Conea was among those Romanian intellectuals who endured the political
oppressions during the Communist period because of their beliefs. Repeated abusive dismissals,
prohibition to teach, censorship of a series of his works etc. resulted in the creation of a state of
repugnance against the installed regime, as well as of a state of fear, even dread. However, there is a
discrepancy between what Conea believed about the regime and what he was writing about it. The
insertion in his work of ideologizing messages and political clichés can be noted in the period
comprised between 1950 and 1963. This ambivalent nature raises many questions with regard to the
political interferences that exist in Conea’s work. Analyzing all the biographical and bibliographical
data, an overall image was created on the nature of the compromise made by Ion Conea. Therefore, it
seems that we are not dealing with a total moral resignation, but it is rather a tacitly acquiescing
compromise.