Talk:Christian Rakovsky

message: I realize that my contributions to this article may have made it look unbalanced, placing an accidental emphasis on his activities in Romania. I sincerely apologize if this is the case: not knowing any Russian (or, for that matter, Bulgarian and Ukrainian), I could not draw on valuable sources such as Trotsky's biography (which was included as a reference before I started contributing here, but I cannot tell if it was actually used in this article). Using material available to me in English and Romanian, I tried to reference some text in other sections of his life - but I admit my edits in that area have beeen far from substantial. Overall, I'm glad to say that the section on his Romanian-based activities has went from zero to very much; I can only hope that others sections will be expanded and referenced to their proper length. Dahn 20:02, 24 February 2007 (UTC)
thread_title: On proportions

message: I added that photo of Trotsky with Rakovsky. I had to tidy it up a bit from the scan, if anyone wants the original, please let me know. - Francis Tyers · 09:37, 19 March 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: Could the caption for the uniform pic be expanded? What uniform is he wearing? When was it taken? - Francis Tyers · 09:44, 19 March 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: I think it is a commissar's uniform, but I couldn't really tell you. It was probably taken during the 1920s. About the other picture: the caption reads that he and Trotsky traveled together to Romania and Bulgaria during the 1920s, but that is highly unlikely (at least one of them faced the death penalty if caught, they were both pretty busy in Russia, and no source mentions such a trip); could it actually refer to their trip in the 1910s, when Trotsky documented the Balkan Wars and stayed at Rakovsky's estate? If so, is the picture from the 1910s, or does it show the two of them together at a different moment? If it is from 1924, it could actually be taken in Russia/Ukraine. Dahn 10:49, 19 March 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: Yes, you're right. I was struggling to work that out myself. The caption in the book states 'Trotsky and Rakovsky, circa 1924', but I wanted to give the caption more context. I suppose it must be Russia/Ukraine as you state. Perhaps we could go with something like "Rakovsky with Leon Trotsky circa 1924. Trotsky and Rakovsky travelled together in Romania and Bulgaria in the 1910s while Trotsky was covering the Balkan Wars." — how does that sound? - Francis Tyers · 10:58, 19 March 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: Sounds perfect to me. Dahn 11:05, 19 March 2007 (UTC)

text: I rephrased a bit: I'm not sure if they traveled to Bulgaria during the actual Wars, but rather at some other point in the 1910s. Dahn 11:11, 19 March 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: If you can come accross Trotsky's The Balkan Wars, 1912-1913 for cheap I'd recommend you buy it. It is pretty interesting. I haven't got to that part yet, but when I do I'll amend it if necessary. - Francis Tyers · 11:32, 19 March 2007 (UTC)
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message: I found on the page a comment that Rakovksy was credited with having developed the Trotskyist critique of the Soviet Union as "bureaucratic collectivism."  In fact this was the term which Max Shachtman used and which Trotsky expelled him for.  There is no "Trotskyist critque" of the Soviet Union as "bureaucratic collectivism."  One can speak of a Shachtmanite critique of this type, and then note that Trotsky rejected that view.  But what exactly does Rakovsky have to do with this?  Is there some record of him using this phrase "bureaucratic collectivism" somewhere?  Or did someone merely use the wrong term.  Trotsky's favored term was "bureaucratically degenerated workers state."  —Preceding unsigned comment added by 4.247.134.80 (talk) 13:37, 3 October 2008 (UTC)
thread_title: Wrong Term

message: It has been pointed out that Stalin's shooting of Rakovsky in 1941 was an attempt to eliminate any alternative leadership, at a time of military defeat. This was noted by Conquest in "The Great Terror".  — Preceding unsigned comment added by 188.220.169.166 (talk) 15:47, 7 June 2014 (UTC)
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message: Rakowsky means "Österreicher" (t.i. "Austrian") which is/was a wide spread jewish name in Austrian empire. It is - like "Frankfurter", "Deutsch" a.s.o. a name that refers to the regions/towns the nameholders came from. So - Mr. Rakowsky / Rakovsky is very likely to be of that descent.  — Preceding unsigned comment added by 80.108.98.124 (talk) 10:11, 7 April 2017 (UTC)
thread_title:  Rakovsky jewish?

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message: The article tags some references as unreliable. Why is an article written by a recognized historian unreliable? Because some wikipedian does not like the author? Where is wikipedia going if personal opinions are prevalent? 
Afil (talk) 16:52, 28 March 2018 (UTC)
replies: text: The author is a philosopher and sociologist by training, and politician and journalist by trade. NOT a historian. The venue is a popular history magazine, without much standing. The claims are extraordinary: the author psychoanalyses the subject of the article (though he has no credentials for doing so) and his historical analysis goes against well established facts. Admittedly, he could be attributed on each and every claim, but, due to his lack of credentials, that would be WP:UNDUE.Anonimu (talk) 17:33, 28 March 2018 (UTC)
replies: text: Dear Anonimu. Stelian Tănase has written many articles and screenplays with historical content. In any case have extreme doubts that you can claim credentials which would make you competent for judging him. What are your credentials which enable you to make the judgement that Stelian Tănase in not credible. You claim to be a bachelor of science. Does that mean that you can competently judge the work of a person who has published articles of historic content in reputed publication, who has a PhD from one of the most important Universities in Romania, who has lectured at many American universities and has many other important achievements. Don't you think you are excessively presumptuous? Are you sure that the other persons quoted have the right qaulitications. Cioculescu, Iosif, Anghel, Victor Frunză and others have even less connections with history than Tănase. Why did you not say that they are unreliable sources? I am very curious to know where you found the information about the background of Gus Fagan, Teofanov. Your statement can hardly be accepted as an objective statement. Afil (talk) 03:16, 29 May 2018 (UTC)
thread_title:  Unreliable source?