The History Show

During Carol I's reign Romania's economy flourished.

An outlook on the proceedings of the First Vienna Arbitration.

The history of one of the most controversial magazines in the communist era.

After August 23, 1944, the Soviets disarmed and took as many as 100 thousand Romanian prisoners.

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.

Stefan Gheorghiu Academy of Social and Political Studies was established in 1954 by the Romanian Communist Party, with the aim of training new political activists, able to further the cause of the regime.

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.