Memories about communism

Living in communism

The supply was less, you couldn't find food, everything was for the foreign people; the food and the cereals were for export. Money was much but you couldn't buy anything. Before, everybody worked and they were receiving a home from the government. Those who didn't work were taken to prison. The electric power was less but more cheap. At the television you had at certain hours a program. At radio were more broad cast about politics; the song were for Ceausescu, were communist song.
The freedom of the word You were permitted to speak, it was a better discipline than it is now,
because then you had five minutes to speak, and when you talked everybody were sitting and listening. You couldn't hear anything but the breathing of the man; if you talk bad about Ceausescu you go to prison. it was written only by the Romanian Communist Party, they wrote that they will do something which were only lies. You weren't allowed to say anything about Ceausescu, because who was listening to you, denounce you to Security and you go to prison.
today the newspaper talk free and nobody realize anything from what is say. The man's rights-dosen't exist. The Security was with the
government.

I interviewed my grandfather, Andrei Gheorghe

Andrei Alexandru, 6th grade A
Eforie Nord School, Romania
Coordinator Florina Serbu-history teacher
florina@lefo.ro

The communism was the period when you couldn't express your opinions about the leadership of those times. In the newspaper,at TV,at the radio all that you heard on that were
only information about what activity will enterprise the comrade Ceausescu. For publishing a book you had to bring thanks to the comrade.At school the pupils were forced to learn first poems devoted to the comrade.

The religious holidays were forbidden to be celebrated that's why all the people go to the church secretly.There was a fear that existed everywhere. There was respect and understanding between people comparative to our days. The people didn't know the situation of other democratic countries. The news that came from outside the country didn't show us all we needed to see.
In our society from now the population has the access at the information of any kind,by news papers,radio,TV,internet etc.
The liberty to choose a good president,the possibility to communicate with persons of other nationality.

Voiculescu Raluca,6.C grade Eforie Nord School, Romania
Coordinator Florina Serbu-history teacher
florina@lefo.ro

The communism last almost 25 years. During the communist period there were money but you couldn't buy anything because the comrade Ceausescu was sanding the products in other countries. You weren't allowed to house foreigners. We had to pay a tax at the municipal council and that
anywhere could come in your house. By six o'clock in the evening it wasn't any light,and those who were writing or studding were forced to help themselves with a candle. At the TV you could listen only the comrade Ceausescu's speeches at the radio appear. You were always to
speak only about communism and you weren't permitted to tell your real opinions. No body was unemployed everybody had a place to work. Now is better because you can watch TV, you can buy anything if you have money and you can express yourself freely.

I interviewed Duna Nicolae, 66 years old, my gradndfather.

Nicoleta Radu, 6th grade C
Eforie Nord School, Romania
Coordinator Florina Serbu-history teacher
florina@lefo.ro

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