Abstract:

Problem Statement:
This paper is a theoretical approach of Romanian communist ideology from education perspective, focused on the violence and nonviolence aspects as they are reflected in the History textbooks edited during Romanian communist regime.

Purpose of Study:
This study starts from the premise that the textbooks used by teachers and students were an important tool of communist ideology. The textbooks authors could not shape the course of events without "scientific" control of the censorship. This premise is now closer to being a reality, as can be seen in the many studies and books of specialists in the communist regime field. Moreover, History is always an ideological instrument because it can be a source of examples and models for one of other political grouping; it is important the interpretation of events and process. On the other hand, education process is careful directed by state interests, especially in a totalitarian regime.

Results of Study:
This paper analyses the Romanian History textbooks edited in communist Romania from ideological perspective. In this way, it was noticed that there are images, text, additional readings, exercises which encourage the violence, as a pattern of which means patriotic, hero, evolution, progress. We present how and why it is reflected in the facts, emotions, thinking and attitudes. Also, the paper presents what it is understood the nonviolence by these textbooks.

The paper can be an argue for historical researches which analyse the communist regime and its ideological actions.

Keywords:

History, communist education, violence, ideology, peace.