In Search of Romania Deletant Dennis
In Search of Romania Deletant Dennis The imposition of Communist ideology was a misfortune for millions in Eastern Europe, but never for Dennis Deletant. The renowned historian's association with the…
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In Search of Romania Deletant Dennis
The imposition of Communist ideology was a misfortune for millions in Eastern Europe, but never for Dennis Deletant. The renowned historian's association with the country and its people dates back to 1965, when he first visited. Instead, it drew him to Romania.
This vivid memoir charts his first-hand experience of the Communist era, coloured by the early 1970s surveillance of his future wife Andrea; his contacts with dissidents; and his articles and BBC World Service broadcasts, which led to his being declared persona non grata in 1988.In Search of Romania also considers how life went on under dictatorship, even if it was largely mapped out by the regime. Since then, Romania has made Dennis appreciate the value of shrewd dissimulation, in the face of the state's gross intrusion in the life of the individual. How did individual citizens negotiate the challenges placed in