Tismaneanu, Vladimir

Vladimir Tismaneanu is Professor of Politics at the University of Maryland, College Park; Director of the university's Center for the Study of Post-Communist Societies; and editor of the journal "East European Politics and Societies. "He is the author of and editor of numerous books, including "Reinventing Politics: Eastern Europe from Stalin to Havel" and "Fantasies of Salvation: Nationalism, Democracy, and Myth in Post-Communist Europe. "