Romanian Revolution | Raw Footage of Life After Ceausescu (1990)

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Between 11 and 12 December 1990, ITN filmed scenes of daily life in the Romanian capital of Bucharest. As the country approached the first anniversary of the bloody overthrow of communist dictator Nicolae Ceausescu, the people continued to face severe economic difficulties. Shortages of basic goods, an economic legacy
of the Ceaușescu regime, remained widespread,
while the transition from communism to a
market economy had caused inflation
and mass unemployment. ITN's cameras filmed long queues outside state supermarkets, which had little to offer beside tinned goods, bread, and limited supplies of meat. In strange contrast, Western consumer goods were beginning to appear as foreign retailers opened stores in the city. ITN also captured the lavish and internationally televised opening ceremony of Titan, the country's first privately owned department store.

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