Habersack, Sabine - Puşcaş, Vasile - Ciubotă, Viorel (szerk.): Democraţia in Europa centrală şi de Sud-Est - Aspiraţie şi realitate (Secolele XIX-XX) (Satu Mare, 2001)
Teodor Pavel: Wold War I and Revolutionary Options in Central-Eastern Europe: the Project of the "Insurrection" of Romania at the End of the Year 1917
Dr. Teodor Pavel authority, not giving Ferdinand and Brătianu any respite30 At the proposal made by the Central Powers representatives concerning the rising in arms of the population of Moldavia in order to obtain Romanian's taking out of war," Rakovski thought many days and nights of a way in which he could clean the "gangster nest" from Iassy. And now - reported Wassermann- he tells me, absolutely confidentially that the day setting the accounts has come31. In order to fulfil his plan, Rakovski relied on the complete help of the Petrograd government. In this aim, "Dr. Christian Rakovski was appointed as civil commissary in Moldavia by the Russian government" but formally he will act "as chief of legation beside the Romanian government, an improper denomination as he is a Romanian citizen and not a Russian one. More than that, the German authorities know that Rakovski's sending to Moldavia by the "Council of the People's Commissaries" was done at the direct order of the bolshevik "Central Revolutionary Council". The aim of his going to Iassy having "unlimited powers" was the immediate starting of the revolution in Moldavia, according to the Russian revolutionary programme for the dethroning the monarchy and the removing of the Brătianu government and the proclamation of the Republic32. "The Small Revolution" which was necessary for the changing of the realities in Romania will unfold according to the plan which was accepted by both sides: "Rakovski would immediately start the rebellion, will arrest Ferdinand and the members of his government, will call the army to fight against the boyars and will proclaim the republic33. He will rely on the bolshevik soldiers from Iassy and will hinder the flight of the king and of the government over the borders, which could happen as he was warned by the Kerenski government. The only doubt Rakovski had was the behaviour of the German-Austrian-Hungarian military authorities of occupations from Muntenia, because it was known that they feared that the revolution could also be extended in Austria-Hungary and also had dynastic motives. The report showed such a fear and grasped the idea that "The Romanian republic will have a greater power of attraction especially on the Romanians from Bukovina and Transylvania! 30 Ibidem. 31 Ibidem. 32 Ibidem. 33 Ibidem. 98
