Secure your Privacy with Surfshark! Enter the code ZAIAFET for another 3 free months at https://surfshark.deals/Zaiafet Text written by historian Lucian Vasile Today, however, I will tell you the story of his wife, Elena Ceaușescu, the one without whom the last Romanian communist leader cannot be understood. In the history of our recent past, Elena Ceaușescu stands out as the most despised and most reviled character. Almost no one regrets her, no one excuses her, no one defends her. The voices that praise him, i.e. Nicolae Ceaușescu, are silent or even join the critics when it comes to her, i.e. Elena Ceaușescu. Tovarășa, as she was nicknamed in the 80s, was and is considered the gray eminence behind the general gray of the last part of Romanian communism. So today we will discuss his life and relationship with Nicolae Ceaușescu, how he built his political power with care and patience and what was its impact in the life of Romanian society. I will not be the devil's advocate today; and I say this because that is the expression, not because I would, on the face of it, assign this historical figure a demonic stature. In this clip, I will try to put myself in the place of the objective historian, who analyzes the documents of the time, the testimonies of others and the works written by specialists, which I will put in context and look at them with detachment. All this so that we can finally understand who Elena Ceaușescu really was and what was her real involvement in the decisions that influenced our past and still influence our present. Contents: 0:00 Introduction 05:14 A youth about which not much is known 16:01 A companion like other companions 26:20 Academician, doctor, engineer 34:56 Cabinet number 2 53:38 An ugly death and a cursed memory Playlist "In the time of the comrades": • Who were the first communists in Romania... Photo: Online Photo Library of Romanian Communism (fototeca.iiccmer.ro) Quota: 4/1939, Quota: 2/1939, Quota: 7/1947, Quota: 23/1979, Quota: 1/1979, Quota: 1/1943, Quota: 2/1944 Quota: 20/1944, Quota: 1/1948, Quota: 135/1951, Quota: 52/1974, Quota: 125 /1979, Quota: 35/1966, Quota: 106/1979, Quota: 133/1974, Quota: 163/1976, Quota: 159/1976, Quota: 365/1976, Quota: 12/1978, Quota: 158/1976 ,Share: 74/1971,Share: 7/1973,Share: 12/1973,Share: 13/1973,Share: 001,Share: 178/1978,Share: 273/1978,Share: 276/1978,Share: 193 /1977, share 70,54,68,69,55,57,58 new year hunters 180, 189, 186, 005, 049, Share: 105, Share: 074, Share: 128, Share: 2/1978, Share: 220 /1978, Quota: 128/1977, Quota: 151/1977, Quota: 184/1977, Quota: 116/1978, Quota: 118/1978, Quota: 204/1978, Quota: 275/1978, Quota: 301/1978 ,Share: 328/1978,Share: 363/1978,Share: 1/1984,Share: 35/1976,Share: 42/1976,Share: 46/1976 Join this channel to get access to benefits: / @ zaiafet Supports the content: / zaiafet ZaiaShop: https://www.zaiashop.ro Instagram: / zaiafet Facebook: / zaiafet Mail: [email protected] Equipment Used: Camera: http://bit.ly/2CRMfNB Objective 1 : http://bit.ly/2XroIwM Objective 2: http://bit.ly/2KvvJqM