SERGIU GAZIEFF – UN PERSONAJ CONTROVERSAT ÎN BĂLȚIUL INTERBELIC

Summary. The formation of Greater Romania brought with it both the development of the annexed lands and the interest of foreign countries. Following the events of 1918, Bessarabia was coveted by the USSR, and several agents were sent to destabilize the society and provide information to the outside world. The `30s of the 20th century brings out Sergiu Gazieff, elected senator from Balti county, with a tarnished past, and a present with many question marks. Despite the fact that the media of the time and his contemporaries pointed out the electoral frauds that led to Gazieff’s election as senator from Balti County, the election results were validated and the protagonist quietly carried out his work. Sergiu Gazieff’s name has been linked to the fraudulent acquisition of Romanian citizenship, his scandalous activity in the newspaper Nașa Reci, electoral scandals and lawsuits with notorious personalities of the interwar period.Key words: Balti, Sergiu Gazieff, Bolshevik agent, electoral system, Romanian Senate, press of the time.