Mining is an old occupation in the Romanian lands, present in the earliest records of the inhabitants of these parts.
The economist and sociologist Virgil Madgearu, the theorist who bet on the development of industry and industrialized agriculture, shaped economic thought in Romania during the first half of the 20th century.
Born in France in 1849, Frédéric Damé lived in Romania in the 19th century.
After enduring the trauma of the brutal and far reaching societal transformations imposed by the communist regime installed in 1945 with direct Soviet backing, Romania had to relearn how to pursue an autonomous foreign policy that could serve its own interests.
A symbol of royal authority, thrones held a central place in the representations of power in the Romanian space
Modern idea from Western Europe began to be adopted in the east of the continent in the 18th century, including new approaches to treating diseases in medicine and pharmacy.
Throughout history, wars have always been waged through means other than military ones.
Andrei, or André Scrima, theologian, philosopher, and cleric, passed through the 20th century, like all his contemporaries, with religious faith, using study and experience in an attempt to make the world a better place.
The communist government’s fight against 'kulaks', the most capable people in the rural world, was a fight against performance itself.
The year 1924 proved difficult for Romania in terms of relations with the Soviet Union, its powerful neighbour and declared adversary.
The Sephardic community of Bucharest was one of the most economically dynamic communities in the Romanian capital
They illustrate how a segment of the civilian population may join an anti state movement without possessing full knowledge of the forces at play.
The Dacia-România Palace has been the headquarters some of the most prominent institutions linked to Romania's traditional financial and banking system.
One of the foreigners who arrived in Bucharest in the 19th century was a German journalist and teacher named Bernhard Stolz.
