The End of Liberalization in Communist Romania
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 8958366 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Cezar Stanciu (0000-0001-6224-6522, Valahia University of Targoviste, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2013 |
| Volume | 56 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 1063-1085 |
| Publication date | 2013-10-30 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | The Historical Journal (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0018-246X • E-ISSN: 1469-5103 |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1017/s0018246x13000228 |
| OpenAlex | W2109148622 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 21 |
In July 1971, one of the most non-conformist and Western-oriented leaders in the Soviet bloc, made what appeared to many as a radical turn of his domestic policy: liberalization of arts, culture, and social life were drastically limited and the communist party engaged on a course which was strongly inspired by Stalinism. Since then, questions had been raised as to the reasons and the timing of the change. This article explores various hypotheses in light of newly available archival documents in order to assess the role of the external factors in precipitating or determining the change. Soviet pressures are considered as well as the Chinese source of inspiration, as the change had been initiated shortly after Nicolae Ceauşescu's visit to China, demonstrating that the change was the product of interfering factors. What appeared at the time to be a sudden and unexpected change had in fact been prepared years before, under various forms. Romania was at the time dealing with growing social expectations due to liberalization measures, just as most other East European societies, but Ceauşescu chose to react differently, in the Chinese-style of mass mobilization, aiming to consolidate his party's grip on society and avert risks of Soviet intervention
China · Communism · Communist state · Democracy · Development economics · Economics · Liberalization · Political economy · Political science · Politics · Product (mathematics · Regime change · Social change · Eastern European Communism and Reforms · Historical Geopolitical and Social Dynamics · Law · Post-Communist Economic and Political Transition
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| Unique citing works | 1 |
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| Citations per year | 0,2 |
| Citation span | 2021 - 2021 (1) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 1 |