Around the time of the Romanian Communist Party's Fifth Congress in 1931, Béla Kun, who was at the time a leading Comintern figure directed the party to replace its entire leadership, including the general secretary Vitali Holostenco—appointing Stefanski, who was at the time still a member of the KPP, to head the Romanian party as the general secretary.Cioroianu, p.41; Fehér et al., p.136; Tismăneanu, p.94-95 The reshuffling of the PCdR's leadership structure also signified a boost in the political careers of, among others, Filipescu, Lucrețiu Pătrășcanu, Bela Breiner, Gheorghe Stoica, Nicolae Goldberger, and Vanda Nicolski ,  all of whom were nominated to the Central Committee. Stefanski was deposed by Stalin and the Comintern in 1936, after a new move to ensure the PCdR's adherence to their policies, being succeeded by Boris Stefanov.Tismăneanu, p.95-97 He was executed in the Soviet Union, a victim of the Great Purge.Cioroianu, p.43; Tismăneanu, p.123 Several of his close Romanian allies were also killed during those years, with notable exceptions such as Pătrăşcanu and Vanda Nicolski.Tismăneanu, p.123, 318 The former rose to preeminence in Romania after 1944, while the latter became a collaborator of PCdR activist Ana Pauker during World War II.Tismăneanu, p.123
Around the time of the Romanian Communist Party's Fifth Congress in 1931, Béla Kun, who was at the time a leading Comintern figure directed the party to replace its entire leadership, including the general secretary Vitali Holostenco—appointing Stefanski, who was at the time still a member of the KPP, to head the Romanian party as the general secretary.Cioroianu, p.41; Fehér et al., p.136; Tismăneanu, p.94-95 The reshuffling of the PCdR's leadership structure also signified a boost in the political careers of, among others, Filipescu, Lucrețiu Pătrășcanu, Béla Breiner, , , and , all of whom were nominated to the Central Committee. Stefanski was deposed by Stalin and the Comintern in 1936, after a new move to ensure the PCdR's adherence to their policies, being succeeded by Boris Stefanov.Tismăneanu, p.95-97 He was executed in the Soviet Union, a victim of the Great Purge.Cioroianu, p.43; Tismăneanu, p.123 Several of his close Romanian allies were also killed during those years, with notable exceptions such as Pătrășcanu and Vanda Nicolski.Tismăneanu, p.123, 318 The former rose to preeminence in Romania after 1944, while the latter became a collaborator of PCdR activist Ana Pauker during World War II.Tismăneanu, p.123
R
Bela Breiner, Gheorghe Stoica, Nicolae Goldberger, and Vanda Nicolski
Béla Breiner,
A
, and ,
R
Pătrăşcanu
Pătrășcanu