Communism in Romania, Ceausescu, food shortages, blackouts and general austerity. This is the story we all know and many of those who lived during the last days of the regime experienced. But what led up to this mess? And why are there still Communist nostalgics out there? Was the West just trolling Ceausescu when they called him the 'good communist'? Diana and Ira discuss both stories they've heard from everyday people about the regime, as well as the analysis of the era by political economist Cornel Ban.

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Cornel Ban - Sovereign Debt, Austerity, and Regime Change : The Case of Nicolae Ceausescu’s Romania, East European Politics and Societies,  ...