Celebrations of Communist Power. The 23rd of August – National Holiday and Controlled Leisure Time in Oral History Reports

The study reveals the preservation in the Romanian collective memory of communist festive culture elements based on 40 interviews concerning communist celebrations of the 23rd of August from Moldova, Muntenia, Oltenia and Transylvania taken in 2012 and 2018. The repetitive scenario of the event had...

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Published in:Philobiblon (Cluj, Romania) Romania), 2022-12, Vol.27 (2), p.281-298
Main Authors: Grancea, Mihaela, Grădinaru, Olga
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Anti-fascism
Ceausescu, Nicolae
Collective memory
Culture
Interviews
Leisure
Meals
Nostalgia
Rebellions
Stereotypes
World War II
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Summary:The study reveals the preservation in the Romanian collective memory of communist festive culture elements based on 40 interviews concerning communist celebrations of the 23rd of August from Moldova, Muntenia, Oltenia and Transylvania taken in 2012 and 2018. The repetitive scenario of the event had determined clichés and stereotypes, without stimulating striking national feelings. We point out that people remember, reimagine and reinvent the same event of the Ceausist era in three manners: subconsciously nostalgic, in an Orwellian way and the comparative approach (in terms of communist social certainty and post-communist uncertainty).
ISSN:1224-7448
2247-8442
DOI:10.26424/philobib.2022.27.2.03