The provided text written by Muntean Tibor and translated into English by Gabriel Roman offers an extensive overview of everyday life and economic conditions in Romania under socialism, particularly focusing on the city and county of Arad. It contrasts the idealized family life and craftsmanship of one family with detailed macroeconomic and social data, examining aspects such as salaries, inflation, housing construction, and consumer spending on goods like food, clothing, and utilities. The analysis also explores cultural life and media consumption, especially the use of television for mass manipulation, and concludes with a discussion of Romania's lagging economic development compared to other Central European states and the deterioration of the Hungarian minority community in Arad during the communist era. Free download books in Romanian and English about the history of Arad from the digital library here: https://www.arad.zone/biblioteca-digitala/biblioteca-digitala-copy