cinema, which it showcased in the Marconi and Trianon film theaters. During one of the shows in February 1936, the Communist Party reportedly dropped leaflets with agitprop messages. In anniversaries of the October Revolution from 1935 to 1936, the Society attempted to send representatives to the Soviet Union — notably, the 1937 project Communist activist Constantin David and workers for the Romanian Railways in Grivița. Several organized groups did leave Romania on other occasions (on May Day 1936 and later in the same year). Societatea pentru întreținerea raporturilor culturale was outlawed in February 1938. During the early stages of World War II, when government in Romania was taken over by the Iron Guard fascist and pro-Nazi Germany movement (see National Legionary State), PCR leaders Teohari Georgescu and Lucrețiu Pătrășcanu worked together to reactivate the society, profiting from friendly relations between the new authorities and the Soviet Union; their attempt came to an abrupt end in 1941, when Ion Antonescu's triumph against the Guard provoked a collateral move against communist activists (see Legionnaires' Rebellion and Bucharest Pogrom). Notes References Lavinia Betea, "Ambiția de a intra în istorie" ("The Ambition of Entering History"), in Magazin Istoric, January 1999 Ovidiu Bozgan, "" ("University Trajectories: from Interwar Left to Communism", in Lucian Boia, ed., ("The Myths of Romanian Communism"), Editura Nemira, Bucharest, 1998, p.309-335 Adrian Cioroianu, , Editura Curtea Veche, Bucharest, 2005; Fragment on Amicii URSS and ARLUS, published by LiterNet, available online Cristina Diac, "Români despre URSS" ("Romanians on the USSR"), in Jurnalul Naţional, January 19, 2005 Gh. I. Ioniță, "«Un succes al spiritului de solidaritate»" ("«A Success for the Spirit of Solidarity»"), in Magazin Istoric, October 1972 Olimpiu Matichescu, "" ("1934-1936. Standing by Romanian Communists and Antifascists"), in Magazin Istoric, March 1971 Paula Mihailov, "Prietenii din România ai Rusiei Sovietice" ("Soviet Russia's Friends in Romania"), in Jurnalul Național Z. Ornea, ("The 1930s: The Romanian Far Right"), Editura Fundației Culturale Române, Bucharest, 1995 1934 establishments in Romania Comintern Political organizations based in Romania Romanian Communist Party Soviet Union friendship associations Romania–Soviet Union relations Greater Romania