“Ceausescu kitsch

Theodore Dalrymple on a grisly exhibition in Bucharest that reveals the megalomaniacal mediocrity of the late dictator

Any incipient temptation to nostalgia for the days when the Conducator, Nicolae, and his wife, the world-famous organic chemist Elena, were in charge of things was swiftly overcome by a visit to the Museum of Contemporary Art, housed in the notorious and vast neo-pharaonic pile the Casa Poporului, now known as the Palatul Parlamcntului. It was showing an exhibition of paintings from the Ceausescu era and the theme, not surprisingly, was that of the happy couple themselves.”

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