The true value of the money: western credits as political weapon Economic premises for coupe d’etat in Romania of 1989th
https://doi.org/10.48137/2074-2975_2021_6_21
Abstract
The destruction of the world socialist system was not a chain of random events, but a carefully planned and prepared process. One of the crucial factors in the destabilization of communist regimes in European countries were the loans from Western and international banks. Creditor dependence caused sharp deterioration of the social-economic climate, which triggered political transformations. The only country that was able to get rid of the Western economic strangler largely on its own was socialist Romania. Being based on sources little-known to Russian-speaking researchers the article argues that N. Ceauşescu’s successful policy of paying out Romania’s debt and thus of preserving his country’s sovereignty determined the launch of the hardest coup d’etat scenario.
About the Authors
E. G. Ponomareva
Moscow State Institute of International Relations (University) of the Ministry of Foreign Relations of the Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
PONOMAREVA Elena G. – Professor, Doctor of Political Science, professor of Comparative Politics Department
A. G. Samsonov
Vladimir State University (VlSU)
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
SAMSONOV Alexey G. – PhD student
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Ponomareva E.G., Samsonov A.G. The true value of the money: western credits as political weapon Economic premises for coupe d’etat in Romania of 1989th. Обозреватель–Observer. 2021;(6):21-35. (In Russ.) https://doi.org/10.48137/2074-2975_2021_6_21
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