The Echoes of Gheorghe Gheorghiu-Dej’s Cult of Personality in the Media (1945-1965)

  • Elis Neagoe-Pleşa University of Bucharest
Keywords: communism, Gheorghe Gheorghiu-Dej, the communist press, cult of personality

Abstract

The cult of personality is an essential component of the communist regime. If the elements of Nicolae Ceausescu’s cult of personality are wellknown, this kind of researches about Gheorghe Gheorghiu Dej is still at the beginning. The author analyses, based on the elements found in the press of the time, the genesis of Dej’s cult of personality, its ideological content, and the ways in which the communist leader knew how to use it.

Published
2007-12-02
How to Cite
Neagoe-Pleşa, E. (2007). The Echoes of Gheorghe Gheorghiu-Dej’s Cult of Personality in the Media (1945-1965). The Annals of "Dunarea De Jos" University of Galati. Fascicle XIX, History, 6, 147-179. Retrieved from https://www.gup.ugal.ro/ugaljournals/index.php/history/article/view/876
Issue
Vol 6 (2007)
Section
ISTORIE CONTEMPORANĂ

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