without considering the soviet union, which in your opinion was the worst to live under and why?
#Worst Dictator of the East Bloc
tranquil bolt
in my opinion Hoxha, Honecker and Ceaușescu are up there
yeah I'd agree with Ceaușescu and Honecker
does Khrushchev count?
supple barn
I dont think Honecker was nearly as bad as Ceaușescu or Hoxha. The former one was brutal but at least those actions were not done with no reason behind them. Meanwhile the later two especially in their later years acted very much on the vim or without rationale.
lunar thicket
at least ceausescu had the decency to get overthrown and die
split bay
at least ceausescu had the decency to get overthrown and die
Hoxha died too
lunar thicket
yeah but he didn't get shot on national television he died of old age
odd yew
Ceasescu I'd say
Not sure where Honecker did specifically to warrant alot of condemnation? I mean wouldn't Ulbricht be ranked higher for building the wall?
vague geode
Brezhnev was a weak imitation of Stalin.
lunar thicket
-Enver Hoxha, 1982
Anyway, I’d note that Ceasescu only ruled for ~24 years. Hoxha ruled for 41.
His government’s rule also did not end with him, as the ACP remained in power for 6 years after his death.
In Romania the successors to the communist party are essentially powerless. In Albania they have been ruling since 2013 and are one of the two main parties
So Hoxha could be worse because his grip on the country lasted for many, many decades