Book · 2021 · Balkan peninsula, history
Children of the Night
Why people recommend it
Children of the Night by Paul Kenyon is a work of narrative history that explores the complex political and social dynamics of Romania. On Behind the Bastards, host Robert Evans frequently referenced the book across a multi-part series examining the regime of Nicolae Ceaușescu. Evans utilized Kenyon's research to illustrate historical details, such as the severe economic exploitation of the Romanian peasantry who were forced to pay landlords for the privilege of working the land. He further quoted the text to describe the historical political landscape during the appointment of Octavian Goga as prime minister and to detail how the regime profited from ransoming its Jewish population throughout the 1970s. Additionally, Evans drew directly from Kenyon's account of Ceaușescu's final public address, utilizing the book's narrative to describe the chaotic moments when yells erupted from the crowd just over a minute into the speech. Throughout the podcast episodes, the book served as a vital factual reference for understanding the darker aspects of Romanian history and the mechanics of authoritarian governance.
Who recommended it
- Robert Evans Discussed
Robert Evans — 5 mentions
“as Paul Kenyon describes in Children of the Night esku was one minute and 17 seconds into his address when he heard yells from somewhere in the back”
“and I'm in a quote from the book Children of the Night by Paul Kenyon here under chochesku's stewardship in the 1970s the trade in Jews became even more elaborate and far more lucrative”
“and I want to quote now from the wonderful book Children of the Night by Paul Kenyon”
“um Kenyan in his book notes that the peasantry in Romania is quote so comprehensively exploited that they were effectively paying their landlords for the privilege of working”
“and I'm going to quote from the book Children of the Night here and now it was for the king to decide who would become Prime Minister he knew the public wanted to change and began looking down the table of results in fourth place behind codriano's legionaries was the moderately fascist National Christian party LED via Octavian Goga”