Ilie Niculescu (en)

Ilie Niculescu – a man of great finesse and delicacy of soul

One day I was taken out of the section with my luggage and taken to the cell block. I found myself sitting with two men. I had heard of one of them, Ilie Niculescu, a doctor of economics, former commander of the Corps of Raiders, who had been in prison, day after day, for twenty-two years! The other was a friend of his, also an economist, a rather square, exophthalmic fellow with a wry smile. Niculescu, on the other hand, was a man of great subtlety and soulfulness, soft-spoken, with an elegant diction and vocabulary. He was quick to confess […]

Ilie Niculescu – his kindness of heart went to the point of sacrifice

Professor at the Academy of Higher Commercial Studies in Bucharest. Beautiful man in face and soul. Intelligent, cultured and a man of action. Ideal fighter, active Christian. A knight of untarnished honour and yet a loser. He was the lightning rod of a mighty and spiteful storm. He suffered immensely. This man who was reviled, mocked, considered a symbol of rebellion was in fact a pure dreamer and idealist. His goodness of heart went to the point of sacrifice. There was no room in his heart for hatred, he so much hated. In 1964, he came out of prison broken. […]