PRESTIGE MAKING TECHNIQUES. THE CASE OF ELENA CEAUŞESCU
PRESTIGE MAKING TECHNIQUES. THE CASE OF ELENA CEAUŞESCU

Summary/Abstract: . Romania illustrates the theme of famous women with Elena Ceauşescu, the wife of the former communist leader Nicolae Ceauşescu1. Despite graduating the primary school with difficulty, she managed to be praised as a politician and renowned scientist. She was also the woman with the highest position in the official hierarchy of a communist state. Moreover, she remains the only woman representative sentenced to death and executed in national history. How was that possible? The socio-political context and the prestige manufacturing techniques through which the representation of a worldwide personality was built for Elena Ceauşescu will be further analyzed in this article.

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