The eleventh of a sixteen-part series about twentieth-century Romania, this episode explores the construction of Ceaușescu's absolutely-massive palace, the dissent of writer Paul Goma, the defection of Securitate chief Jon Mihai Pacepa, the Jiu Valley miners' strike, and the slow collapse of the state economy.
Series: Ceaușescu's Downfall (11/16)
Outro: "On Point" by Old Man Saxon (YouTube)
