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The Wasted Generation - Memoirs Of The Romanian Journey From Capitalism To Socialism And Back (Paperback)
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The Wasted Generation - Memoirs Of The Romanian Journey From Capitalism To Socialism And Back (Paperback)
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In this vivid memoir, Silviu Brucan traces half a century of East
European history, bringing to life the drama of a generation caught
between the 1944 communist revolution and the 1989 anti-communist
revolution. Brucan himself was at the heart of political power from
World War II through the formation of a new government after the
overthrow of Nicolae Ceaussescu. After participating in the
antifascist underground movement in World War II, he became acting
editor of Romania's leading communist daily. He served as Romania's
ambassador to the United States and then as its ambassador to the
United Nations. He later grew disenchanted with the Ceaussescu
regime, becoming a prime mobilizer of popular support for reform
and subsequently one of the leaders of the National Salvation
Front. Brucan's insider position gave him a unique perspective on
the inner workings of the Gheorghiu-Dej and Ceaussescu regimes as
well as of the political machinations of Soviet and other East
European leaders. He reveals for the first time the
details-available nowhere else-of secret meetings between communist
leaders: the 1944 conspiracy with King Michael against the German
occupation; the extraordinary 1945 meeting between Gheorghe
Gheorghiu-Dej and Joseph Stalin when the Soviet dictator decided
that Gheorghiu-Dej and not Ana Pauker should lead the Romanian
Communist Party; the secret mission assigned to Gheorghiu-Dej by
Nikita Khrushchev during the 1956 revolution to install Janos Kadar
as leader of the communist party; the 1958 Khrushchev-Gheorghiu-Dej
meeting after a bear hunt in the Carpathians, which appeared to be
a chat between two canny old peasants but concluded with
Khrushchev's decision to withdraw Soviet troops from Romania; and
Ceaussescu's astute maneuver to seize power while Gheorghiu-Dej was
on his deathbed. Brucan then recounts the real story behind the
1989 revolution, which was rooted in earlier plots to overthrow
Ceaussescu. He traces his own memorable transformation from staunch
communist to outspoken critic of the regime, weaving his own story
within the larger framework of his country's transformation and
hopes for the future.
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