Censorship in RomaniaThrough a series of interview with prominent Romanian literary figures and a selection of their writings, Lidia Vianu asks how, under Communism, did Romanian writers cope with constant ideological shifts and, in turn, respond to the censorship that so often accompanied such changes? Now that Romania has emerged from almost 50 years of Communist rule, what is the current status of censorship?Censorship in Romania offers a series of subversive writings that not only indicted Communism but were also widely embraced by the Romanian public. |
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Ion Negoiţescu | 19 |
Romania Is Not Yet Out of Chaos | 25 |
Nina Cassian | 39 |
Petre Ghelmez | 50 |
Eugen Simion | 59 |
The Trap of History | 69 |
Dumitru Radu Popescu | 83 |
Mircea Martin | 119 |
Ana Blandiana | 132 |
Nicolae Prelipceanu | 147 |
Adriana Bittel | 162 |
Mircea Dinescu | 191 |
Daniela Crăsnaru | 205 |
Denisa Comănescu | 219 |
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