Romania and communism The communist regime in Romania was overall one of the harshest compared to what happened in other central-eastern European countries; except, of course, the Soviet Union under Stalin. Communism in Romania is presented from the political and economic point of view, as well as from the social point of view through the lack of freedom that has influenced the lifestyle of Romanians for many years. The history of Romania sees various criminal and political events through the communist regime. The Socialist Republic of Romania officially existed from 1947 to 1989. The Romanian Communist Party, made up of approximately 1,000 people, evolved from a Leninist sect into a mass party and became an important part of the establishment of Nicolae's personal dictatorship Ceausescu. The creation of the Romanian Communist Party (PCR) took place on 8 May 1921 and from 1924 to 1944 it took the name of Romania Mare. Initially until 1944 it was a small party, with around 300 members, mostly workers. The communists' rise to power occurred on August 23, 1944, when Romania broke away from the alliance with Germany. The objective of the communists is to guarantee the parliamentary majority. After the 1946 elections, the communists proceeded to systematically liquidate dissent. In its evolution, the communist regime in Romania had two phases: the Stalinist regime and the national-communist one. Application of the Soviet model: Sovietization of society, economy and culture on the principle of class struggle, institutions of control, nationalization and collectivization and the phenomenon of Russification, meaning Russian culture and the Russian language as the only language. Romania was under Soviet influence between 1945 and 1989. In 1985, at the time...... half of the newspaper...... nd Print.Nicolae Ceausescu News - The New York Times. Np, nd Web. April 22, 2014. Pacepa, Ion Mihai. Red Horizons: Chronicles of a Communist Spymaster. Washington: Regnery gateway, 1987. Print.Radoi, Emil. Personal interview. March 14, 2014.Rose-Ackerman, Susan. Corruption and government: causes, consequences and reforms. Np: Cambridge University Press, 2007. Print.Siani-Davies, Peter. The Romanian Revolution of December 1989. Np: Cornell University Press, 2007. Print.Stefanescu, Dinu C. and Ilarion Giurescu. Romania and communism. and. Romanian. Bucharest: Editura Corint, 2010. Print.Tarniceriu, Silvia. Personal interview. May 14, 2013. Tarniceriu, Silvia and Harvey Yoder. God knows my path! Sugarcreek: Carlisle Printing, 2009. Print.Yoder, Harvey, and Silvia Tarniceriu. God knows my size!: Silvia Tărniceriu. Np: TGS International, Inc, 1999. Print.