Who is Ceausescu? The famous Romanian dictator
Scornicesti – The birthplace of Ceausescu
Location: Google Maps
Once upon a time, in the small town of Scornicesti, Romania, a delusional little boy named Nicolae was born. His birthplace nowadays even has a…unique statue. Some would describe it as humorous, others as creepy, and Dracula would blankly describe it as unfortunate.
Romanians have a saying that applies to this piece of art, “the candy on top of the coliva” (Bomboana de pe coliva) – “coliva” being the Romanian funeral cake.
Read more about coliva below:
Latest pictures seem to point out that Ceausescu still has a lot of haters:
Bucharest – The Spring Palace – The House of the Ceausescu family
Location: Google Maps
If you are looking to see how our little dictator loved to experience equality with the everyday Romanian, you should visit the place where he lived.
Brasov – MADC – The Tales from Communism Museum
Location: Google Maps
To contrast the luxury in which our dictator lived, you need to experience the story of the common Romanian, and this is why we encourage you to visit the Tales of Communism Museum in Brasov. If you love reading, you will get a kick out of it by experiencing the stories of people who lived in that period of time, good and bad, put together to give you a feeling of what life felt like.
The House of the People – The Palace of Parliament
Location: Google Maps
Or the Palace of Dictatorial dreams, it is the fourth largest building in the world in terms of volume and the second largest administrative building in the world, volume wise.
Why is it in Romania? Because Ceausescu wanted it. As you can imagine, there are some really crazy stories ranging from the dictator demanding changes on a whim, hiding statistics of how many people died, tunnels, and the expropriation of 50.000 people from the Uranus neighborhood. Come and visit: http://cic.cdep.ro/en/opening-hours-and-tariffs
The Garrison of Targoviste – The place where Ceausescu was executed
Location: Google Maps
Ceausescu ended up in Targoviste, be it caught by the revolutionaries or an underhanded coup organized by the secret police (Securitate) it ended up being his resting place. The trial took 20 minutes to finish, and the firing squad was waiting outside.
Fun fact: It took the month of December for the Revolution to happen. It was a speed run revolution, and the process was live on TV.
Ceausescu’s grave
Location: Google Maps
People gather at Ceausescu’s grave every year on the day of his death 25th of December.
In one of our first articles we mentioned going to Ceausescu’s Wake:
Also one of the most interesting playlists Dracula has ever made:
Ceausescu vibes – Remixes
Dracula's Guide to Romania 
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