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Book SynopsisSatellite Empire is an in-depth investigation of the political and social history of the area in southwestern Ukraine under Romanian occupation during World War II. Transnistria was the only occupied Soviet territory administered by a power other than Nazi Germany, a reward for Romanian participation in Operation Barbarossa.
Vladimir Solonari''s invaluable contribution to World War II history focuses on three main aspects of Romanian rule of Transnistria: with fascinating insights from recently opened archives, Solonari examines the conquest and delimitation of the region, the Romanian administration of the new territory, and how locals responded to the occupation. What did Romania want from the conquest? The first section of the book analyzes Romanian policy aims and its participation in the invasion of the USSR. Solonari then traces how Romanian administrators attempted, in contradictory and inconsistent ways, to make Transnistria Romanian and civilized while simultan
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A Satellite Empire provides the most thorough treatment to date of the administrative structure of Transnistria, the reactions of the local population to the occupation, and the evolution of both over time.
* Holocaust and Genocide Studies *
Table of ContentsAcknowledgments
Abbreviations
Note on Toponyms
Maps
Introduction
1. Conquering and Delimiting Transnistria
2. Defining Aims and Experiencing the Limits of Occupation
3. Configuring TransnistrianAdministration
4. Ruling Transnistria
5. Making Transnistria "Romanian"
6. "Civilizing" Transnistria
7. Extracting Economic Resources
8. Accommodating and Collaborating
9. Resisting, Phase I: Disasters
10. Resisting, Phase II: Recovery toResurgence
Conclusion
Notes
Archival Sources
Index
