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Part One: Nicolae Ceaușescu: The Dracula of Being A Dick

Behind the Bastards

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Romanian Nationalist Discourse - Dracula

Vlad Tepez is the ruler of Wallachia on three non-consecutive occasions, which happens a lot actually in their history at this point. So he gets into power gets thrown out of power comes back into power several times. Vlad Dracula is a pretty brutal ruler to his own people. He also for a point of it when he's technically a vassal to the Ottomans is leading like in a legal underground war against them. It was around this time during the first couple of years of Dracula's rule that he organized a notorious feast for all the beggars of Tago viste. The event appeared to be a great humanitarian gesture and tables were filled with food

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