The (Un)grateful Homeland

In the interwar period there was a widespread wish to express gratitude towards those who suf fered after World War I. The Romanian state assumed a central role in initiating and coordinat ing programs meant to ensure protection, support, and measures of social integration for the war invalids by adopting a wide-ranging legislative framework. The aim of the present study has been to review these legislative measures. In addition, it went beyond this analysis by presenting the difficult lives of the Romanian war invalids, due to the great number of affected individuals, to financial difficulties, and to frequent changes and readjustments in the law. The analysis of case studies from the periodical Glasul Eroilor (The voice of the heroes) has revealed examples of infringement of the invalids’ rights, of dysfunctions and errors committed by state officials, of abuses and illegalities. Consequently, many Romanian war invalids felt that society was not really grateful for the sacrifices they had made

Gratitude · Homeland · Interwar period · Legislature · Political science · Politics · Romanian · Spanish Civil War · World War II · Computer Science · Cultural Heritage Management and Preservation · Historical and Architectural Studies · Law · Psychology