Talk:Valentin Ceaușescu

Update to legal case

This article ends with "As a result, Valentin Ceauşescu has sued the government" and links to a BBC News article that is eight years old. Can we perhaps update this somewhat with whether Ceauşescu has been successful, or what the current status of the legal case is? --WhoAmI2009 (talk) 22:39, 21 December 2009 (UTC)

Not adopted?

Valentin was not adopted by Elena anc Nicolae Ceausescu.

[1] says that he was adopted.--Jusjih 17:19, 26 November 2006 (UTC)

The guy looks very much like his father. I think that he may well be the result of an extra-marital affair that Ceaucescu had with some woman. Compare his photo with that of Ceaucescu and you will see that they look very much alike.

Adoption infirmed

In this interview, Valentin infirms having been adopted. Icar 18:03, 22 June 2007 (UTC)

OK, I saw that. On the other hand, on the same web site (at link provided just above), it is said that Valentin was adopted. Clearly, the topic is under debate -- by the way, we need to look more carefully at scholarly sources, relying just on this web site (how reputable is it?) does not seem enough. Is there a birth certificate for Valentin Ceauşescu that one can consult, and unequivocally decide the issue? In the meantime, perhaps the best solution is to present both theories (with quotations for both), and let the reader decide (or not decide -- which is also OK -- sometimes one must live with the fact that certain theories cannot be decided with 100% certainty.) Turgidson 18:32, 22 June 2007 (UTC)

You are right, most versions should be mentioned; I would put nevertheless more weight on the non-adoption version. I have no access to his birth certificate (does usually the birth certificate mention adoption, if it happened? I am afraid not). So far, Valentin Ceausescu himself infirms the adoption rumor. The link I provided in fact just reproduces the interview from Evenimentul Zilei. Should we adopt his version in the absence of contradicting sources? Icar 13:48, 28 June 2007 (UTC)

A birth certificate would record the names of the (biological) parents, so it would settle the matter, I think. A declaration by Valentin Ceauşescu would be important, but not necessarily a completely deciding factor. The interview in EZ does not quote the conversation ad literam, nor does it reproduce the interview in toto, but simply says: "Nascut in 1948, fiul cel mare al familiei Ceausescu a mai demontat o legenda care circula, si anume ca ar fi fost adoptat de cuplul dictatorial: “Nu este adevarat”." How definitive is that? Turgidson 15:02, 28 June 2007 (UTC)

Valentin said he was not adopted, and for the moment nobody has evidence which confirm the opposite statement. --Gothika (talk) 09:25, 20 February 2009 (UTC)

Wife and child

The article says his wife and child were expelled to Canada (when?) but I don't see any citations for that. I haven't been able to find any references elsewhere. — Athaenara ✉ 02:22, 22 November 2007 (UTC)

update?

"a job which he still holds as of 2006."

I am not aware of how to find information about this specific Ceausescu family memeber, as all i find are interviews about football, but could we get any update on his ucrrent state? Thanks!Idonthavetimeforthiscarp 20:17, 15 December 2010 (UTC)

He has apparently since retired. His last paper I found was published in 2013. Malaiya (talk) 23:27, 20 June 2018 (UTC)

Citation needed

What is the justification for "Known worldwide for their extravagant lifestyle"? I don't see it in the citation. They obviously lived well, his son had a BMW while he was a student in London. That does not quite justify the "extravagant lifestyle". Malaiya (talk)