led ▁the ▁commun ist ▁regime ▁and ▁its ▁one - party ▁system . ▁The ▁publication , ▁which ▁is ▁hous ed ▁by ▁Casa ▁Pres ei ▁Lib ere , ▁is ▁often ▁described ▁as ▁a ▁direct ▁successor ▁to ▁the ▁PC R ▁organ ▁Sc în te ia ▁( rival ▁of ▁the ▁ 1 9 4 0 s ▁A dev ăr ul ). ▁Three ▁inter medi ary ▁issues ▁were ▁published ▁during ▁the ▁actual ▁revolution ary ▁events ; ▁a ▁free ▁one - page ▁issue ▁on ▁December ▁ 2 2 ▁and ▁two ▁further ▁issues ▁on ▁December ▁ 2 3 ▁and ▁ 2 4 ▁respectively , ▁under ▁the ▁title ▁Sc în te ia ▁Pop or ului ▁(" The ▁People ' s ▁Spark "), ▁which ▁published ▁appe als ▁issued ▁by ▁the ▁prov is ional ▁post - comm un ist ▁leadership ▁forum , ▁the ▁National ▁Salv ation ▁Front ▁( FS N ), ▁adopt ing ▁the ▁name ▁A dev ăr ul ▁starting ▁December ▁ 2 5 . ▁ ▁As ▁one ▁of ▁its ▁first ▁measures , ▁the ▁new ▁editor ial ▁board ▁dismiss ed ▁members ▁of ▁the ▁staff ▁who ▁were ▁dis cred ited ▁for ▁having ▁open ly ▁supported ▁the ▁last ▁commun ist ▁r uler , ▁Nicola e ▁Ce au ș es cu , ▁replacing ▁them ▁with ▁journal ists ▁sympath etic ▁to ▁the ▁F SN . ▁So on ▁after ▁Ce au ș es cu ' s ▁execution , ▁the ▁gaz ette ▁began ▁serial izing ▁Red ▁Hor iz ons , ▁a ▁volume ▁of ▁re collections ▁expos ing ▁the ▁def unct ▁regime , ▁author ed ▁by ▁I on ▁Mih ai