Communism collapsed in 1989 and one after another, Poland, Hungary, Germany, Czechoslovakia replaced the former communist regimes by democratically elected governments. In December 1989, protest erupted in the communist Romania and the events turned violent. People started protesting on the streets and Ceausescu ordered the police and the army to crush the protest. 1142 people were killed and more than 3000 were injured. Ceausescu and his wife were captured. They were found guilty by a people’s court and executed on the Christmas Day. At that time, my mother was living in Bucharest and she took part of those events. A good reason for me to interview her regarding what happened. Luca: Mum, I need some information regarding the Romanian revolution. Do you have time to answer me some questions? MB: Yes. Let me take a coffee and we can seat on the living. 4 minutes later we were sitting on the comfortable grey sofa in the living. Luca: How old were you at the time of Revolution? MB: I was 21 years old. Luca: I know that before Romania, other countries changed the communist leaders. Was that the reason why the revolution started in Romania? MB: I'm not sure. The Romanians did not have a lot of information about what was happening outside the country. People listened to clandestine radio stations "Radio Free Europe" and "Voice of America" that broadcasted from other countries. But we could only listen late at night with the fear that the national security will ring at our door and arrest you. Luca: Then why do you think the protests started? MB: I think people had reached their limits of waiting. The people had everything they needed: they had homes, they had food, a job, but one thing was missing: freedom. The freedom to think, the freedom to say what you think, the freedom to visit other countries. We were like birds kept in a cage. We dreamed about freedom. Luca: I heard that it started on the 16th of December in Timisoara. MB: Yes, first