During the Cold War, Romanian dictator Nicolae Ceaușescu presided over the most pervasive cult of personality within the Eastern Bloc. Inspired by personality cults surrounding Kim Il Sung in North Ko
Nicolae Ceaușescu and his wife, Elena, in 1986. Propaganda posters and images of the Ceaușescus are ubiquitous.
A propaganda poster on the streets of Bucharest, 1986. The caption reads "65 years since the creation of the Romanian Communist Party", while in the background it reads "Ceaușescu Era" and "The Party. Ceaușescu. Romania"
Ceaușescu receiving the presidential sceptre from the Chairman of the Grand National Assembly, Ștefan Voitec, to mark his election as President of Romania, 28 March 1974
A Bucharest bookstore window, showcasing Ceaușescu's work, c. 1986
The Socialist Republic of Romania was the Romanian socialist state that existed from 1947 to the Revolutions of 1989. From 1947 to 1965, the state was known as the Romanian People's Republic. The RSR
The Socialist Republic of Romania in 1966
Gheorghe Gheorghiu-Dej speaking at a workers' rally in Nation Square, Bucharest after the 1946 general election
Armed resistance against the government
Nicolae Ceaușescu, Leader of Romania from 1965 to 1989