![]() They were to be spied on, not to be trusted and forbidden to talk to without express permission from the secret police. Foreigners, for example, were treated like enemies by default. Sadly, in Ceausescu’s regime, it is really easy to become a state enemy. He tells us his story and that of his family in this totalitarian regime, when he is approached by the “Securitate” – the secret section of the police that deals with state enemies. The main character is Cristian Florescu, an ordinary seventeen-year-old who lives in Bucharest in 1989. With this book, why that was is a lot more clear, as the author doesn’t only look at the historical part, but looks deep at the humans that lived through it and their reactions. ![]() A proof of that is that we, as a people, have had a difficult time healing that part of ourselves. ![]() Living in fear and poverty is something that leaves deep marks. They made sure I was aware of what happened and also that I read enough about it to understand it. ![]() But my parents and grandparents remembered everything. I evidently don’t remember anything from that time. I’m not old enough to have lived through communism, I was two when Ceausescu stood trial and got executed for the crimes against his own people. ![]()
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