Copii in catusele Siberiei

This book tells of children deported to Siberia under a totalitarian regime. Spiridon Vangheli wrote it for young readers. He speaks to the child reader in a short note.

The author says he wrote it in deep grief. He wanted to show how harsh the regime was. But he also wanted to show his fellow people in a new light. In his telling, they stayed human in the worst of times.

The book holds several such stories. A blacksmith chooses death but frees a window. He does this so the children in the train car can breathe. Aunt Vasilica asks for a double prison term. She does it so that little Olguța will not lose her mother. Olguța's father defends a man in the camp. He later dies a terrible death.

Vangheli calls these people quiet heroes of the nation. He wants children to learn from them and from their children too. The lessons he names are dignity and loyalty to others. He also asks readers to stay true to their people and to God.

The book is written in Romanian and sold among children's books, tales and stories. This edition comes from the publisher Guguta in 2024. It runs to 125 pages.