. ▁Br ă ni ște anu ▁noted ▁these ▁develop ments ▁in ▁his ▁debut ▁editor ial ▁of ▁ 1 9 4 6 , ▁with ▁a ▁positive ▁spin : ▁" We ▁ought ▁to ▁be ▁blind ▁not ▁to ▁have ▁admitted ▁that , ▁in ▁these ▁new ▁times , ▁new ▁men ▁must ▁step ▁and ▁do ▁step ▁to ▁the ▁leadership . ▁We ▁do ▁not ▁sh y ▁away ▁from ▁saying ▁that , ▁in ▁general ▁lines , ▁our ▁views ▁meet ▁with ▁those ▁of ▁social ist ▁dem ocracy , ▁for ▁the ▁prepar ation ▁of ▁which ▁we ▁have ▁been ▁struggling ▁our ▁entire ▁lives ▁and ▁which ▁is ▁about ▁to ▁be ▁set ▁up ▁here , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁in ▁most ▁parts ▁of ▁the ▁European ▁continent , ▁after ▁being ▁ful filled ▁in ▁Russia ." ▁ ▁Commun ist ▁c ensor ship ▁Bar bu ▁Br ă ni ște anu ▁died ▁in ▁December ▁ 1 9 4 7 , ▁just ▁days ▁before ▁the ▁Kingdom ▁was ▁replaced ▁with ▁a ▁pro - S ov iet ▁people ' s ▁republic ▁in ▁which ▁the ▁dominant ▁force ▁was ▁the ▁PC R . ▁The ▁gaz ette ▁celebrated ▁the ▁political ▁transition , ▁publishing ▁the ▁official ▁commun ique ▁proc laim ing ▁the ▁republic , ▁and ▁comment ing ▁on ▁it : ▁" A ▁new ▁face ▁of ▁Roman ian ▁history ▁has ▁begun ▁[ s ic ] ▁yesterday . ▁What ▁follows ▁is ▁the ▁Roman ian ▁state , ▁which ▁today , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁tom orrow , ▁will ▁require ▁everyone ' s ▁discipl ined ▁and ▁concentr ated ▁work ." ▁Hon ored ▁with ▁a ▁front - page ▁ob itu ary , ▁Br