Romanian Revolution of December 1989 Siani-Davies Peter
Romanian Revolution of December 1989 Siani-Davies Peter The Romanian Revolution of 1989 was the most spectacularly violent and remains today the most controversial of all the East European upheavals…
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Romanian Revolution of December 1989 Siani-Davies Peter
The Romanian Revolution of 1989 was the most spectacularly violent and remains today the most controversial of all the East European upheavals of that year. How did the seemingly impregnable Ceausescu regime come to be toppled so swiftly and how did Ion Iliescu and the National Salvation Front come to power? Despite (or perhaps because of) the media attention the revolution received, it remains shrouded in mystery.
Who were the mysterious terrorists who wreaked such havoc on the streets of Bucharest and the other major cities of Romania? Was it by coup d' tat? Were they members of the notorious securitate?
What was the role of the Soviet Union?Blending narrative with analysis, Peter Siani-Davies seeks to answer these and other questions while placing the events and their immediate aftermath within a wider context. Based on fieldwork conducted in Romania and drawing heavily on