Ceausescu memorabilia goes under the hammer

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Symbols of corruption and opulence in the final years of communism in Romania have been put up for auction. The list includes trinkets and lavish gifts given to the dictator Nicolae Ceausescu before his overthrow in 1989. The auction is billed the 'Golden Age', in reference to how communist officials tried to portray what was an era of abject poverty for most Romanians. ... http://www.euronews.net/