▁out let ▁for ▁the ▁Georg ian ▁Government ▁in ▁Ex ile . ▁He ▁also ▁built ▁contacts ▁with ▁the ▁White ▁é migr é ▁cells , ▁meeting ▁with ▁phil os opher ▁Nikol ai ▁B erd y ae v . ▁ ▁Con cent rating ▁on ▁inform ing ▁the ▁world ▁decision - m akers ▁about ▁the ▁Trans n ist rian ▁question , ▁Nich ita ▁Sm och in ă ▁was , ▁in ▁ 1 9 3 0 , ▁a ▁delegate ▁to ▁International ▁Congress ▁of ▁National ▁Minor ities ▁( a ▁League ▁of ▁Nations ▁partners hip ). ▁While ▁in ▁Paris , ▁he ▁also ▁set ▁up ▁the ▁A id ▁Committee ▁for ▁Mold av ian ▁Trans n ist rian ▁Ref uge es , ▁and ▁campaign ed ▁for ▁the ▁international ▁condem n ation ▁of ▁reported ▁Soviet ▁mass ▁mur ders ▁in ▁Trans n ist ria ▁( 1 9 3 2 ). ▁At ▁the ▁time , ▁Sm och in ă ' s ▁pro - R oman ia ▁group ▁was ▁challeng ed ▁by ▁the ▁Soviet - fund ed ▁Association ▁of ▁B ess arab ian ▁É migr és , ▁whose ▁platform ▁was ▁the ▁whole ▁absor ption ▁of ▁B ess arab ia ▁into ▁the ▁Mold av ian ▁A SS R . ▁ ▁His ▁scholar ly ▁work ▁included ▁a ▁bi ographical ▁sketch ▁on ▁D any lo ▁( D ă nil ă ) ▁Apost ol , ▁the ▁ 1 8 th - century ▁Mold av ian ▁Het man ▁of ▁Left - bank ▁Ukraine . ▁It ▁saw ▁print ▁in ▁Roman ia ▁in ▁ 1 9 3 0 , ▁together ▁with ▁his ▁mon