The History Show

The Romanian army began its World War One operations in August 1916 after the conclusion of a military convention between Romania and the Triple Entente.

The burial places of many victims of the communist regime had been, for dozens of years, unknown.

At the end of WWI, the winners and the defeated alike were still marked by the tragedies they had experienced

On November 19th, 1946, Romania had its elections stolen in a massively rigged voting process. This came to definitively change Romanias...

People thought history was the faithful preserver of memory and when they turned it into an academic discipline they indulged themselves in the belief that history would be the very place where truth was about to be found.

One of the most powerful symbols of Communist rhetoric was bread.

Up until the mid 19th century, Bucharest had no fortifications.

On October 23rd 1956, Hungary started a heroic battle in Budapest to rid itself of the tyranny of the communist party.

On October 9, 1941, the deportation of Jews in Romania started with the province of Bukovina.

Medieval citadels and fortresses are today sites of particular interest for tourists, and Romania has some spectacular examples in this respect. One of them is in Oradea, on the countrys western border

The battle of Tutrakan took place between September 1 and 6, 1916, and represented the first big WWI defeat for the Romanian army.

On the 27th of August 1916, Romania entered WWI on the side of the Entente, after two years of neutrality.

Cultures have always succeeded one another, therefore the space that is now Romania is no exception, with layers of civilization still being uncovered by archaeologists.

he Romanians living outside the country fought four years in the Great War. Citizens of Austria-Hungary, Russia or the Balkan countries, Romanians had been drafted in the armed forces of the combating countries in the very first days of the conflict

Referred to as “The Mother of All Battles, the battle of Verdun was the worst carnage of WWI. Historians are still debating the number of casualties, but it is estimated at hundreds of thousands.