The History Show

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.

The bow is one of the oldest weapons in the history of mankind, in hunting and combat alike.

The Romanian Military Navy in the Second World War was mainly assigned combat missions against the Soviet Union. Taking part in such missions were the three submarines belonging to the Romanian fleet: “The Dolphin, “The Pudding and “The Shark.

Queen Elisabeth was the first woman that most Romanians viewed as a symbol of their nation.

Elie Wiesel was one of the most vocal activists for keeping alive the memory of the Holocaust.

On August 8, 1870, at 4 in the morning, two secret organizations met in Ploiesti to put into play the plan to dethrone Prince Carol of Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen.

Vlad the Impaler, also known as Dracula, was ruler of Wallachia for the first time in 1448.

A look at the fate of Northern Bukovina in 1940.

The communist party seized power in Romania on March 6th, 1945, with the help of the Soviet Union and immediately started the transformation of society based on the Soviet model.

Romanian-Soviet joint ventures were set up immediately after the Red Army occupied Romania, at the end of World War Two. Their label was ‘SovRoms,...

After 1948, the Romanian communist state seized all enterprises and became the sole owner of Romanian economy

During communist times, shortages were the norm, and some historians even speak of a “culture of shortages.

Women played a major role in anti-communist resistance in Romania.