: The Soviet regime used the Union of Moldavian Writers as a tool for socialist realism , molding a specific "Moldovan" identity distinct from Romanian roots. Engineering Identity and Language
: Most writers were ordinary people trying to live "supportable and principled" lives despite an annihilating system. Nici eroi, nici trădători : scriitorii moldov...
The title itself challenges the traditional post-1989 tendency to categorize historical figures as either "heroes" (dissidents) or "traitors" (collaborators). Negură argues that these labels are insufficient for understanding the reality of writers who operated within a field of extreme pressure. : The Soviet regime used the Union of