Eşecul unei elite: Decembrie 1989
December 1989. The Failure of the Romanian Elite

Summary/Abstract: Ceausescu’s regime did not allow the existence of a “political opposition” in the Socialist Republic of Romania. The absence of a reforming political opposition was regarded by the Kremlin’s analysts as a key factor for keeping Nicolae Ceausescu in power. Col. (r) Filip Teodorescu; the former Chief assistant of DSS’ Third Direction; mentioned in his memories that unlike other socialist states; in Romania there wasn’t an organized dissident movement. Therefore the aim of the Ceausescu’s regime adversaries was exactly the one to create an opposing group meant to surface at the right moment with the purpose of promoting the overturning of power. The statements of Chief assistant of The III-rd Direction; Counter - intelligence of DSS rises a lot of questions with regards to so called „team of tomorrow” and to the lack of a real opposition inside R.C.P. blocked silently by DSS officers. The existing connections between some prominent members of the power groups could not sustain the idea of an organized plot; a coup d’état; be it classical or not. In December 1989; political; military and intelligence elite of the Socialist Republic of Romania not only failed to reform the system but it failed at creating even the premises for such a reformation.

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