Communism, post-communism and democracy : the great shock at the end of a short century

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Communism, post-communism and democracy : the great shock at the end of a short century

Ion Iliescu ; interviewed by Vladimir Tismaneanu ; introduction by Dinu C. Giurescu ; [translated by a team coordinated by Liviu Bleoca ; translation edited by Matthew Sweeney]

(East European monographs, no. 653)

East European Monographs , Distributed by Columbia University Press, 2006

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A leader of "the new Europe" offers a unique perspective on recent history. A stalwart ally and strategic partner in the war against terror and a new member of NATO, Romania with its vibrant democracy and robust economy is a far different place than it was in mid-twentieth century. According to some analysts, the twentieth century was a "short century" spanning the years from the outbreak of World War I in 1914 to the fall of Soviet-style Communism in 1991. It was nevertheless one of the most dynamic and dramatic centuries in the history of civilization, featuring two world wars of unprecedented atrocity, the rise of Fascism, state Communism, the fall of the colonial empires, the Cold War, and the global confrontation of two opposing political systems. This book depicts, from the uniquely personal perspective of Ion Iliescu, former president of Romania, some of the historical drama of that "short century."

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