Template:Did you know nominations/Alexandru Bârlădeanu

Alexandru Bârlădeanu
Created by Biruitorul (talk). Self nom at 21:30, 4 April 2012 (UTC)
 * ... that with the Romanian Revolution of 1989, Alexandru Bârlădeanu went from house arrest to Senate President within a few months?


 * ALT 1: ... that communist economist and politician Alexandru Bârlădeanu shunned plans to deepen Comecon integration but opened up Romania's markets to countries in Western Europe?


 * ALT 2: ... that the 1940 occupation of Bessarabia found Alexandru Bârlădeanu on vacation there, leading him to choose to remain and become a Soviet citizen?

Reviewed: Men's Gymnasium (Indiana University)


 * Exquisite gem of an article. I have verified nearly all the hooks, but there's a catch about ALT 2: the source that follows after the statement that he was vacationing in Bassarabia in summer 1940 actually says După anexarea Basarabiei de către URSS, pleacă din România şi lucrează în anii războiului la un institut de cercetări economice din Moscova. This is vague, but it may also imply that he left after the occupation, and not as a tourist. Perhaps the info comes from another source, which Biruitorul forgot to add in-between or specify. I think a citation from that should be added closer to the fact, especially given the (kinda) conflicting statements. But in any case, it is not a major deal: all the other hooks check out, and ALT 2, though very juicy for a Romanian readership, is probably the least meaningful for the international public. Just so there are no loose ends, I'll wait for Biruitorul to respond on the minor issue I raised, as there are no other problems with the nom or the article. Dahn (talk) 21:57, 6 April 2012 (UTC)
 * Hmm. Unless I misread things, the source that follows the statement on which ALT 2 is based is this one, specifically "Ocuparea Basarabiei de către sovietici l-a prins în vacanţă. A ales să rămână în teritoriul ocupat şi să devină cetăţean sovietic." I suppose this is still a little vague, but at least to me it reads that he was vacationing in Bessarabia when the occupation happened, and that he stayed there (going on to teach in Chişinău). - Biruitorul Talk 03:48, 7 April 2012 (UTC)
 * Symbol confirmed.svg My bad, I'm terribly confused today. All checks out, sorry for the inconvenience. Dahn (talk) 03:51, 7 April 2012 (UTC)