RWP, detachment from Moscow, USSR, Romanian-Soviet relations, Comecon, CMEA, foreign policy, 1960s

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Drawing on recently declassified documents from the archive of the Central Committee of the Romanian Communist Party, the study argues that Romania's opposition to the rest of the bloc – the USSR included – could be traced as early as February–May 1960 and that this opposition was triggered by the Romanian leaders' perceptions of threats to Romania's interests.