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The Lost World of Communism

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The Lost World of Communism: Episode 3: Socialism in One Family

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Socialism in One Family

Episode 3

Episode 3: Socialism in One Family

BBC Two - The Lost World of Communism, Socialism in One Family

Looking at communist Romania and Nicolae and Elena Ceausescu.

Documentary on the fall of the Iron Curtain and its legacy. The final programme in the series looks at communist Romania and Nicolae and Elena Ceausescu.

Documentary series on the fall of the Iron Curtain and its legacy.

The final programme in the series looks at communist Romania where Nicolae and Elena Ceausescu ran a personal dictatorship for nearly a quarter of a century. Romanians jokingly called it 'Socialism in One Family.' Abortion and contraception were banned as the Ceausescus' rule reached far into the private lives of every Romanian. When communism collapsed, the self-styled 'mother and father of the nation' met a bloody end in front of a firing squad.

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Knowledge, drama, comedy and the arts for a broad adult audience.

BBC Two is a lively channel of depth and substance, carrying a range of knowledge-building programming complemented by great drama, comedy and arts.

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Exploring the lives of ordinary people affected by the collapse of communism in Europe.

Series telling the stories of the millions of ordinary people who were affected by the collapse of communism in Eastern and Central Europe in 1989.

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