Download or read book Opposition, Repression, and Cold War written by Corina Snitar and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2021-03-01 with total page 227 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Corina Snitar examines the student protests in Timisoara in 1956 following the Hungarian uprising of the same year. Snitar analyzes the students’ demands regarding Soviet occupation, the situation in Hungary, and insufficient student accommodations. This book shows how the Hungarian revolt was the catalyst for opposition during a time of social duress. Snitar examines the methods of repression against real and imaginary opposition to the Communist rule and shows how the fates of students were tied to the political goals of the Romanian leadership.