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

Behind the Bastards

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What's the Use of Gorbachev?

The personality cult placed the dictator among the authentically great figures of Romanian history. Painted portraits counted among the most frequent and appreciated gifts offered to Nikolai Chow Chescus and his wife. The range of accolades was extremely wide. Grandiose manifestations on stadiums, involved tens of thousands of people. A never ending stream of messages of gratitude works of prose and poetry written especially for the occasion.

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