Under the Sign of Malnutrition Economic and Propaganda Policies in Romania at the End of the 1980s. Case Study: Bihor County

The last decade of the communist regime in Romania was a very complicated one due to the economic crisis that led to drastic reductions in the supply of the population with products necessary for daily living. This caused severe problems in an everyday life marked by the absence of food on the market, leading to serious health problems due to malnutrition. This situation developed gradually, but, by the end of the 1980s, things turned for the worse. Even if this aspect was known by the supervisory structures, mainly the Securitate, measures to improve the situation were taken only after the fall of the communist regime.