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Communism and Anti-Communist Dissent in Romania as Reflected in Contemporary Textbooks

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  • Radu Săgeată

    (Institute of Geography, Romanian Academy, 023993 Bucharest, Romania)

  • Nicoleta Damian

    (Institute of Geography, Romanian Academy, 023993 Bucharest, Romania)

  • Bianca Mitrică

    (Institute of Geography, Romanian Academy, 023993 Bucharest, Romania)

Abstract

The structural changes brought about by the collapse of the communist system also included the reconfiguration of social memory, so that future generations have a more objective imagining of the impact of the communist period on the societies from Central and Eastern Europe. In this view, the depoliticization of recent history is a top priority. The present study aims to highlight the way in which the schoolbooks in Romania bring into the memory of the young generation a strictly secret episode in recent (pre-1990) history: anti-communist dissent. Two categories of methods were used: researching the data and information contained in history textbooks and other bibliographic sources on anti-communist dissent in Romania in the overall socio-political context of that era; and assessing—with the help of a set of surveys—the degree of assimilation by young people in Romania of the knowledge about communism conveyed through textbooks. Research points to the conclusion that the Romanian curriculum and textbooks provide an objective picture of the communist period in this country, but young people’s perception of communism in general and of Romanian communism in particular tends to be distorted by poor education, poverty and surrounding mentalities rooted in that period.

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  • Radu Săgeată & Nicoleta Damian & Bianca Mitrică, 2021. "Communism and Anti-Communist Dissent in Romania as Reflected in Contemporary Textbooks," Societies, MDPI, vol. 11(4), pages 1-18, November.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jsoctx:v:11:y:2021:i:4:p:140-:d:691292
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    1. Duncan Light & Remus Creţan & Andreea-Mihaela Dunca, 2021. "Museums and Transitional Justice: Assessing the Impact of a Memorial Museum on Young People in Post-Communist Romania," Societies, MDPI, vol. 11(2), pages 1-21, May.
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