title: The Soviet Union, Allies and the beginning of “Sovietization” of Romania, 1944–1945
abstract: A bstract: Th e article analyzes the beginning of the establishment of the socialist system in Romania, focusing on the Soviet and Allied role in setting up the people's democratic system in this Eastern European country. In addition, the paper examines the dependence of Romanian communism on relations within the victorious, anti-fascist coalition. Th e aims at analyzing the basic processes and actors in the fi rst months of the establishment of socialism in Romania. Regardless of the fact that 
journal: Tokovi istorije