Vasile Bătrânac
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Vasile Bătrânac was the head of the anti-Soviet
Soviet Union
The Soviet Union , officially the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics , was a constitutionally socialist state that existed in Eurasia between 1922 and 1991....

 group Arcaşii lui Ştefan
Arcaşii lui Ştefan
National Organization of Bessarabia "Arcaşii lui Ştefan" was one of the organized anti-Soviet groups in Bessarabia.- Activity :...

 and a political prisoner
Political prisoner
According to the Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English, a political prisoner is ‘someone who is in prison because they have opposed or criticized the government of their own country’....

 in the Soviet Union
Soviet Union
The Soviet Union , officially the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics , was a constitutionally socialist state that existed in Eurasia between 1922 and 1991....

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Biography

His father was Ion Bătrânac, arrested in 1944 for his anti-Soviet activity. National Organization of Bessarabia Arcaşii lui Ştefan
Arcaşii lui Ştefan
National Organization of Bessarabia "Arcaşii lui Ştefan" was one of the organized anti-Soviet groups in Bessarabia.- Activity :...

 was formed in 1945, on the territory of the former Soroca County
Soroca County
Soroca was a county of Moldova. The seat was Soroca....

 by teachers Vasile Bătrânac, Victor Solovei, Nicolae Prăjină, Teodosie Guzun, Anton Romaşcan a student, Nichita Brumă. Vasile Bătrânac was the head of the organization. Vasile Plopeanu is a conspirative name that Vasile Bătrânac used while he was the head of the organization from Soroca
Soroca
Soroca is a Moldovan city situated on the Nistru river about 160 km north of Chişinău. It is the administrative center of Soroca District.- History :The city has its origin in the medieval Genoese trade post of Olchionia, or Alchona...

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In March 1947, the organization had 140 members. On March 23, 1947, Vasile Bătrânac and Vasile Cvasniuc were arrested. On June 11, 1947, he was sentenced to 25 years and sent to Siberia.

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