Propaganda and Culture in Romania at the Beginning of the Communist Regime

In the aftermath of the communist takeover, high on the Romanian Communist Party’s to-do-list was the creation of a Soviet-type culture. According to the official discourse, this new culture was going to be the creation of the working class. But it is no surprise that its genesis was attentively and exclusively monitored by the communist leadership. The agency designed for such purpose was the dreaded Propaganda and Agitation Department, an institution attached to the party’s Central Committee.