The Prison Notes

Introduction The following Introduction was written by Faust Bradesco, a Romanian Legionary veteran and intellectual who continued defending Codreanu’s legacy in several books after being exiled to France following the Communist occupation of his homeland, and where he was to spend the remainder of his life. This Introduction was originally published in the French edition of The Prison Notes in 1986. "This short work, already translated into several languages, now brings to completion in French the knowledge and understanding of the tragic life of Corneliu Zelea Codreanu, the legendary leader of the Romanian Legionary Movement, otherwise known as the Iron Guard. It is concerned with a very short period of time – 19 April to 19 June 1938 – during which he was incarcerated in the prison of Jilava in the most vile and discouraging conditions." (Continues on page 1) Introduction Foreword Tuesday, 19 April 1938 Holy Easter, 24 April 1938 Wednesday, 27 April Friday, 29 April Sunday, 1 May Thursday, 5 May Sunday, 8 May Sunday, 9 May Sunday, 10 May Friday, 13 May Sunday, 15 May Monday, 16 May Tuesday, 17 May Friday, 27 May Sunday, 29 May Notes on the Trial Friday, 3 June Saturday, 4 June Monday, 6 June Tuesday, 7 June Thursday, 9 June Friday, 10 June Monday, 13 June Tuesday, 14 June Wednesday, 15 June Friday morning, 17 June Friday evening, 17 June Sunday, 19 June Appendix 1: Articles on Codreanu and the Iron Guard by Julius Evola Foreword to the Appendix An Interview with Codreanu Nationalism and Ascesis: The Iron Guard In the Aftermath of Codreanu’s Murder: The Tragedy of Romanian Legionarism Caught in the Romanian Storm: Voices from Beyond the Grave The Tragidy of the Romanian Iron Guard: Codreanu My Meeting with Codreanu Appendix 2: Photographs of Codreanu and the Iron Guard