Following the Nazi occupation of Hungary, which Northern Transylvania was part of, and the installation of a far-right government, many Jews were faced with deportation to labour and death camps.
Constantin Brancoveanus reign (1688-1714) was relatively long given the political instability of the times. Apart from the reforms he initiated and the boost he gave to cultural life, he is best remembered in history books for his tragic death.
The emergence of socialist ideas in Romania in late 19th century was accompanied by a surge in anarchism.
One of the most mysterious stories about Romania's capital city is that of the underground Bucharest.
After WWII, caught between the interests of the USSR and Great Britain, Romania and Greece, two friendly countries in the Balkans, found themselves on opposite sides of the fence.
One way of making money for the communist state was to sell its citizens who wished to leave the country.
Constantin Brancusi as seen by some of the people who knew him.
Corneliu Coposu was the quintessential Romanian politician.
The generation who fought against Fascism strongly believed in the ideals of socialism and communism.
Literature was one of Communists favourite forms of art. Through the special persuasion enforced by literary texts, the regime had gained more success than literary historians are willing to admit.
The Academy was designed by the communist regime to shape the new politicl activits of the time.
Despite strong competition from cars and planes, the train remains a popular form of transport, with its own special charm. The narrow gauge railways with their industrial trains, today no longer used, remind us of the crafts and occupations of the past.
In the 1960s, the Romanian Communist Party tried to distance itself from USSR's Stalinist policies.
A look at scholarly means of justifying the violence and brutality of the communist regime in Romania.
Nicolae Ceausescu became the leader of the Romanian Communist Party, at the 9th Party Congress, held in 1965. At the time, he was seen as a representative of the younger generation and a man eager to embrace change and able to fix the mistakes of the past
