Mihail Fărcăşanu

Mihail Fărcăşanu (November 10, 1907–July 14, 1987) was a Romanian journalist, diplomat and writer. He was president of the National Liberal Youth from 1940 to 1946. Pursued by the authorities due to his anticommunist actions, he managed to flee the country in 1946, and was later sentenced to death. He was member of the Romanian National Committee (Romanian: Comitetul Naţional Român) and the League of Free Romanians (Liga Românilor Liberi) where he was elected as president in 1953. He was the first manager of the Europa Liberă radio station, the Romanian language section. His most important work is Frunzele nu mai sunt aceleaşi ("The Leaves Are No Longer the Same"), published in 1946 under the pen name Mihail Villara. The work was given the Editura Cultura Naţională Grand Prize.

Read more about Mihail Fărcăşanu:  Ancestry, Youth and Studies, Beginning of His Publishing Activity, After August 23, 1944, Flight From Romania, Activity in Exile, Last Years