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Cornel Dolana’s Immediate Family
Parents were Marin and Oprita Dolana
Three brothers - Ion (John), Aristotel, and Georgica
One sister - Florica
Dogs names were:
Grivei
Mozoc
Pasalica
Other names in the book include
Alexandra Ionescu
Aristotel
Aurelia
Comrade Argesanu
Costica
Constantin Ghigeanu
Daniel Popescu
Dumitru
Dumitru Ghigeanu
Eugenia Dobrescu
Father Manoila
Florea
Florica
Florina (
George
Geta
Gheorghe Gheorghiu-Dej
Gica
Ion
Ion Popescu
John Popescu
King Michael
Leana
Lieutenant Ariciu
Marin Ghigeanu
Marin Popa
Marita
Mayor Dudescu
Mihai Porcarin
Mitruna
Natasha
Nelu
Nicolae Dumitrescu
Ovidiu Popescu
Pericle
Petru Groza
Professor Voinea
Radu
Ruja Popescu
Stefan
Tomica
Yarsovich
Places
Bucharest, Romania
Caracal
Cilieni
Corabia
Craiova
Manastirea Cozia
Olt River
Ploiesti
Pristol
Ramnicu (Rm) Valcea
Resita
Rosiorii de Vede
Rusanesti
Studina
Turnu Severin
Vanju Mare
Places in Yugoslavia mentioned include:
Belgrade
Koper
Negotin
Poncevo
Pula
Rijeka
Umag
Romanian and Yugoslavian words:
burghez: category of upper class
burghezi: people of upper class
canepa: a crop raised for fibers to make ropes and to weave into fabrics
Casa Muncitorilor: workers house
chiabur: category of middle class
chiaburi: people of middle class
Combinatual Metalurgic: large metal plant in Resita
Liceul Mixt: high school for boys and girls
militia: communist police
militianu: communist policeman (singular)
militieni: communist policemen (plural)
Noroc: “God Bless” or good luck
politia: police
sarmale: cabbage rolls
Securitate: Secret Service of communist Romania
Slibovitch: a kind of liquor
tata: father
tuica: homemade liquor