Re: Ceaucescu and Romanian transition

[jazz <jazz@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Reactionary coup in Romania
http://www.workers.org/marcy/cd/sam90/1990html/s900104.htm

An excerpt from this report written at the time:

"What the millions saw on U.S. television, for instance--the burning of
public buildings, the shooting up of libraries--is characteristic of the
period long ago when the bourgeoisie, in fear of discontented and
rebellious peasants, redirected their hatred against the boyars (the
landlords) into anti-Semitic channels.

Anti-Semitism has disappeared as an official policy. But we are seeing
its recurrence in another form. How else can one take the proclamation
that the "anti-Christ" (meaning Ceausescu) was fittingly killed on
Christmas Day? The forces of deepest reaction now claim control of the
Bucharest government. This is a recrudescence of the vicious,
reactionary clericalism that dominated the political scene there for the
whole period stretching from the first to the second world wars. "

Bill Lear wrote:

> My nephew asks: Do you know of any good articles or web sites that
> comprehensively discuss the Romanian transition and expelling of
> Ceaucescu?
>
> I answer, "No, but I know lots of smarties on PEN-L who surely will".
> If I remember, Ceaucescu was shot, not expelled, for starters...
>
> [sorry for post without subject.]
>
>
> Bill