Romania Under Communist Rule

This book is the first synthesis of the history of communism in Romania, from the founding of the Romanian Communist Party in 1921 to the revolution that led to the downfall of Communist dictator Nicolae Ceau?escu in December 1989. This book is essential reading for anyone wishing to understand the development of communism in Romania and the impact of four decades of Communist rule on Romanian society. The introduction discusses the early history of the Romanian Communist Party and its rise to power in the aftermath of the coup of 23 August 1944 that overthrew the regime of Marshal Ion Antonescu. The book is divided into three parts. The first presents the period of Soviet domination and the consolidation of the Communist regime in Romania during the period from 1947 to 1955. The second discusses the Romanian Communist Party\u2019s efforts for autonomy in the period from 1956 to 1969, including the withdrawal of Soviet troops from Romania in 1958, and the coming to power of Nicolae Ceau?escu after the death of Gheorghe Gheorghiu-Dej in 1965. The third and final section of the books analyzes the neo-Stalinist dictatorship of Nicolae Ceau?escu, culminating in the overthrow of the Communist regime in Romania as a result of the December 1989 Revolution. Reviews: \u201cOnce again the indefatigable Professor Deletant has blazed the scholarly way, this time with a history of Romania during the forty-five years of Communist chicanery and mendacity... Deletant has written a book which will bring to the English-speaking world important, new information and has assembled in one place some important information otherwise only available in some remote books and articles... Whether as a university textbook or a political history for the interested reader, Romania under Communist Rule is strongly recommended\u201d -- Ernest H. Latham, Jr., Romanian Civilization; \u201cDeletant\u2019s brief summary of Romanian history from 1947 to 1989 is a very useful overview. Essentially