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The bedroom of late dictator Nicolae Ceausescu and his wife Elena at their former residence, Palatul Primaverii (the Palace of Spring)in Bucharest on January 26, 2018. The palace was open to the public for almost two years now, for its part welcomed 36,000 visitors in 2017. For many Romanians, "Ceausescu is the icon of a glorious past, a Romania whose memory has eliminated cold and hunger," said sociologist Vasile Dâncu. This nostalgia has increased in recent years, fueled by disenchantment with the current political class, he says. / AFP PHOTO / Daniel MIHAILESCU (Photo credit should read DANIEL MIHAILESCU/AFP via Getty Images)