A photocopy of an old snapshot that Iordana carried to the U.S. during her escape.

Iordana with her husband, Valentin Ceaușescu.

Valentin with his parents, Nicolae and Elena Ceaușescu.

(front left) Iordana’s father, Petre Borila, in East Germany, 1954.

From left: Iordana, Valentin, Dani, Elena Ceausescu

(Left to Right) Elena Ceausescu, Nicolae Ceausescu, and Zoia Ceausescu, Valentin’s sister at the Taj Mahal.

Nicu Ceausescu (1951-1996) and his father, Nicolae Ceausescu.

Center figure, tall: Gheorghe Gheorghiu-Dez. To his left: Nicolae Ceausescu.

Olympic gold medalist gymnast Nadia Comaneci.

The monstrous Palace of the People has been called the “heaviest building in the world.”

Gheorghe Gheorghiu-Dej has “…eyes like a matinee idol.”

When Iordana sees Valentin during the mountain scene, he‘s riding with his parents in a Soviet Pobeda “Victory” sedan.