Following the start of Operation Barbarossa of 1941 , in which Romania participated as a Nazi ally , Manoliu penned articles blaming the Soviets for the Katyn massacre , for which the perpetrators long denied responsibility . In 1943 , he rejoined Tudor , Noica , Anton Dumitriu and others on a pilgrimage to Cernăuți , where they debated the topic of Orthodox spirituality . He also wrote '' Creangă '' ( 1944 ) , a monograph on the life of writer Ion Creangă meant for popular consumption
Katyn massacre
Katyn massacre
Petru Manoliu