December 1989
Ceausescus 'lost their dignity near the end'
SYLVIU BRUCAN had the last laugh. He stood rapt by the television as it replayed the trial and execution of Nicolae and Elena Ceausescu. “The satisfaction of the execution is immense. You cannot imagine it.”Brucan has seen the first photographs of the couple lying dead and the uncut film of the execution. What did he feel when he first saw the pictures? “I enjoyed them”, he...