The eighth of a sixteen-part series about twentieth-century Romania, this episode explores the character arc of the O.G. "Iron Lady," Ana Pauker, the isolationist endeavors of the despot Gheorghe Gheorghiu-Dej, and the last-minute compromise that put Nicolae Ceaușescu in control of Soviet Romania.

Series: Ceaușescu's Downfall (8/16)

Recommended: from Messy Nessy, What History Didn’t Tell Us about the Nazi “Super Baby” Breeding Program (2017).