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The history of post-communist Romania has largely been read through a prism of political and economic change: the rise of democracy and capitalism snuffed out the crimes of communism, and the country rejoiced at the prospect of increased liberty and prosperity.
World authorities on the history of Romania challenge and expand these popular narratives of transition, painting a fuller portrait of the country's long and difficult liberation.
Catherine Durandin is a professor of history at the Institut National des Langues et Civilisations Oreintales, Paris.
Zoe Petre is a professor of history at the University of Bucharest and a former advisor to the Romanian president on issues of domestic and foreign policy.