 "Revolte" ("Revolts"), first published in 1945 but, according to Aderca's own statement, completed in 1938, explored the issues posed by Romania's judicial system, while "A fost odată un imperiu" ("There Once Was an Empire", 1939) was in part a historical novel about the decline and fall of Imperial Russia.In early 1938, soon after the antisemitic political partners Octavian Goga and A. C. Cuza formed a new cabinet, Aderca found himself directly exposed to political repercussions.While all Jewish non-veterans were being expelled from the public service, Labor Minister Gheorghe Cuza issued an order to have Aderca sent on disciplinary reassignment to a remote city, either Cernăuți or Chișinău.