The descendant of a rich noble family from Moldavia, Lascar Catargiu was one of the most important figures of the 19th century.
It was only after Stalins death in 1953 that Romania started its own initiatives in the region.
Before the installation of the communist regime, communist ideas had relatively little appeal in Romania.
The collapse of the Soviet Union has left room for armed conflicts.
Former inmates of the Jilava communist prison recount their horrific detention experiences.
Between 1946 and 1949, Greece suffered a crippling civil war between the USSR-sponsored communist guerrillas and Greek government forces.
Scheii Brasovului in central Romania hosted the first education institution in the Romanian space, back in 1495.
In the autumn of 1939, shortly after the hated Ribbentrop-Molotov Pact was signed by Nazi Germany and the USSR, the two totalitarian powers started to divide their spheres of occupation and influence according to the treaty.
The communist regime counted on industry as the main economic sector. However, a systematic investment policy was only possible starting with the second half of the 1960s.
One of the most violent events in post-1989 Romania.
An outlook of the first democratic elections after the 1989 revolution
A look at the banking system in Romania after the Second World War
An outlook on the impact of Radio Free Europe in Romania
Bucharest was first documented on 20 September 1459, in a document issued by Vlad the Impalers Chancery.
It was only after Stalins death in 1953 that Romania started its own initiatives in the region.
