TEORIILE PRIVIND REVOLUȚIA DIN DECEMBRIE 1989 ÎN VIZIUNEA CELOR CARE AU ACTIVAT ÎN DEPARTAMENTUL SECURITĂȚII STATULUI. STUDIU DE CAZ: FILIP TEODORESCU ȘI CRISTIAN TRONCOTĂ

Abstract:

The Romanian Revolution from December 1989 was for a long time a closed subject to many historians and from certain points of view some information is still locked in the famous black cabinets of the institutions of the romanian state or of other states. However, countless historians have tried to shed light on the events of late 1989. In addition to these specialists, memorial works or special volumes dedicated to the revolution also appeared from 1989 until now. Although, lots of volumes have been written, the theme of the revolution remains important for historians. This paper seeks to touch tangentially on the revolution of December 1989. Instead, at the micro level, the author wants to draw a parallel between different theories of the revolution through the eyes of those who worked at that time in the State Security Department. In this study we will take into account the opinion of Filip Teodorescu, the deputy of counter espionage direction within D.S.S, respectively of Cristian Troncotă, former officer in the archive service and later historian. In this analysis we will use their published books, articles from certain volumes, interviews on television or even youtube posts that address the subject of the revolution and in which they were protagonists. Two theories about the December 1989 revolution will be considered. The theory of Soviet tourists or specialists and the theory of the coup: what was wanted by this action and how certain people from key positions in the Army or Securitate came to be recruited by foreign institutions

Keywords:

revolution, intelligence, theories, events, Romania.