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Reckoning with mass crimes perpetrated by an ideologically driven regime entails engaging in a thorough-going exploration of its utopian foundations. In the case of Romania, such an analysis requires an interpretation of the role of personality in the construction of a uniquely grotesque and unrepentant form of neo-Stalinist despotism. Of all the revolutions of 1989, the only violent one took place in Romania. Confronting its communist past therefore involves addressing the abuses committed by the communist regime up to its very last day, its failure to engage in Round Table-type agreements with democratic representatives, and the repression during the first post-communist years, a direct legacy of the old regime. This book shows how moral justice can contribute to a restoration of truth and a climate of trust in politics, in the absence of which any democratic polity remains exposed to authoritarian attack. ** Book Description Focusing on post-communist Romania, this book shows how moral justice can contribute to a restoration of truth, and trust in politics, reducing the risk of authoritarianism. For students and scholars of comparative politics, particularly in the areas of demo

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Author

Professor Vladimir Tismaneanu, Marius Stan

Publisher

Cambridge University Press (Virtual Publishing)

Published

2018

Language

EN

ISBN

9781139198929

Category

nonfiction

Subjects

History, Political Science, Science