ABSTRACT
It was in 1947 that Giulio Ceretti, “Sergio” from the time of the Resistance, heard a praise and prediction from Togliatti:
My dear Sergio, your experience in government lasted no time at all. But for all that you did good work. Now, it’s over for at least 20 years […] That’s the way it is with us. It goes in cycles. Our politics change every twenty years. 1
