Tactics and Principles: A Contribution to Dobrogeanu-Gherea’s Interpretation of Anarchism with Reference to ‘Legal Socialism’

Abstract Early socialism from the second half of 19th century Romania is experiencing a systematic comeback among historians and social scientists. The works Constantin Dobrogeanu-Gherea, founding father Romanian Marxism, occupy central place in this newfound attention towards origins struggles Romania. This paper addresses Gherea’s interpretation anarchism on par with his doctrine ‘legal socialism’. Its purpose to prove how acts as more than tactical catalyzer for legal socialism, placing latter not necessarily new ideological perspective, but further terrain political status-quo late early 20th Although principled tactical, repudiation progressively unsubstantial Marxist terms has also led shortcomings. was case first socialist party, which dissolved absorbed after only six years existence within ascending liberal party.