▁local ▁commun ists ▁dismiss ed ▁Sm och in ă ' s ▁disc ourse ▁as ▁" fab ric ations ▁by ▁a ▁provoc ateur , ▁a ▁bitter ▁enemy ▁of ▁commun ism ." ▁ ▁Anton es cu ' s ▁advis er ▁Sm och in ă ' s ▁political ▁and ▁scientific ▁activities ▁were ▁affected ▁by ▁the ▁ 1 9 4 0 ▁Soviet ▁occupation ▁of ▁B ess arab ia . ▁He ▁escaped ▁Chi ș in ă u ▁in ▁time , ▁but ▁his ▁research ▁material ▁was ▁left ▁behind . ▁The ▁St alin ist ▁regime ▁declared ▁him ▁a ▁persona ▁non ▁gr ata , ▁and ▁Soviet ▁c ensor ship ▁repos s essed ▁and ▁b anned ▁all ▁of ▁his ▁published ▁volumes . ▁Sm och in ă ▁was ▁to ▁acc use ▁the ▁Soviet ▁authorities ▁of ▁v andal izing ▁the ▁Chi ș in ă u ▁printing ▁press ▁where ▁he ▁was ▁publishing ▁a ▁vol umin ous ▁scientific ▁work , ▁reported ly ▁lost ▁in ▁the ▁process . ▁As ▁a ▁representative ▁of ▁the ▁Trans n ist rian ▁community , ▁Sm och in ă ▁attached ▁himself ▁the ▁B ess arab ian ▁Circle ▁of ▁Buch ar est , ▁pres ided ▁over ▁by ▁Gh erman ▁P ân te a . ▁Also ▁esc aping ▁the ▁occupation , ▁Claud ia ▁joined ▁her ▁father ▁in ▁Buch ar est , ▁where ▁she ▁married ▁the ▁B ess arab ian - born ▁lingu ist ▁Di om id ▁Str ung aru . ▁ ▁The ▁family ▁was ▁in ▁Buch ar est ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 0 , ▁when ▁the ▁loss ▁of ▁Northern ▁Trans ylvan ia ▁pl ung