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His other influential texts deal with diverse topics such as Cold War history, Kremlinology and the Holocaust. Allegations of intimidation and influence peddlingĪcclaimed for his scholarly works on Stalinism in general and the Romanian communist regime in particular, as well as for exploring the impact of nationalism, national communism and neo-Stalinism in the Soviet Union and countries of the Eastern Bloc, Tismaneanu writes from the critical perspective of a civil society supporter.Michael Shafir and Iluzia anticomunismului.Refuzul de a uita and Perfectul acrobat.Democratie si memorie and Cortina de ceata.Incet spre Europa and Scrisori din Washington.From Irepetabilul trecut to Balul mascat.

Arheologia terorii and Reinventing Politics.Understanding Radical Evil Communism and Fascism as Open Wounds.

Between February 2010 and May 2012, he was also President of the Scientific Council of the Institute for the Investigation of Communist Crimes in Romania.

As of 2009, he is Academic Council Chairman of the Institute for People's Studies, a think tank of the Romanian Democratic Liberal Party. He has also worked with the international radio stations Radio Free Europe and Deutsche Welle, and authored programs for the Romanian Television Company. Over the years, Tismaneanu has been a contributor to several periodicals, including Studia Politica, Journal of Democracy, Sfera Politicii, Revista 22, Evenimentul Zilei, Idei in Dialog and Cotidianul. A specialist in political systems and comparative politics, he is director of the University of Maryland's Center for the Study of Post-Communist Societies, having served as chairman of the editorial committee (2004–2008) and editor (1998–2004) of the East European Politics and Societies academic review. Vladimir Tismaneanu ( born July 4, 1951) is a Romanian and American political scientist, political analyst, sociologist, and professor at the University of Maryland, College Park.