"a deliberate provocation of the Comintern, which evidently wished to destabilise the Romanian state" and asserted that the army's "energetic intervention" at the time "re-established peace and the rule of law". Notes References "16 Rumania Miners Shot by Soldiers", The New York Times, August 7, 1929, p. 9. "Riot Death Toll Rises at Rumanian Mine", The New York Times, August 8, 1929, p. 25. "Rush Dead Strikers to Graves in Carts", The New York Times, August 10, 1929, p. 3. Vladimir Tismăneanu, Stalinism for All Seasons: A Political History of Romanian Communism, University of California Press, Berkeley, 2003 Ilarion Țiu, "Lupeni 1929 - conflict de muncă sau sabotaj?" ("Lupeni 1929 - Labour Conflict or Sabotage"), in Jurnalul Naţional, January 26, 2005 "Masacrul provoacă dezbateri politice" ("The Massacre Provokes Political Debates"), in Jurnalul Național, January 26, 2005 External links Lupeni - Jiu Valley Lupeni strike of 1929 - Jiu Valley Portal Labor disputes in Romania History of socialism Jiu Valley Miners' labor disputes 1929 labor disputes and strikes Protests in Romania