The textbook was published by the "Institutul de Investigare a Crimelor Comunismului în România" (Institute for Investigating the Crimes of Communism in Romania) with the support of the Konrad Adenauer Foundation. Authors are Mihai Stamatescu, Raluca Grosescu, Dorin Dobrincu, Andrei Muraru, Liviu Pleșa, Sorin Andreescu.