Ana Pauker, the Iron Lady of Romanian Communism
“Stout, with unruly short greying hair, sharp blue eyes beneath the low eyebrows and a fascinating smile . . ., she made everyone feel...
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Ilinca Stroe
Jan 16, 20193 min read
Barbu Ştirbey, the Perfect Grey Eminence
They say he was the mastermind behind Romania’s Crown during the reign of King Ferdinand and Queen Marie, the great unifiers of the...
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Ilinca Stroe
Nov 28, 201813 min read
Romania’s Treasures: the Jewish Romanians
Romania’s Jewish community has dwindled dramatically over the past decades: while in 1930 more than 4% of the country’s population was...
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Ilinca Stroe
Nov 7, 201812 min read
Romania’s Treasures: the Roma Romanians
In her Memoirs, Zoe Cămărăşescu, a Romanian aristocrat whose mother had been a lady-in-waiting at the belle époque Court of King Carol I...
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Ilinca Stroe
Oct 10, 20184 min read
Romania’s First Unifier: Michael the Brave
This year Romanians are celebrating 100 years since the Great Union. Back in 1918, King Ferdinand and Queen Marie of Romania saw their...
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Ilinca Stroe
Sep 26, 20189 min read
Romania’s Treasures: the Entrepreneurs
Looking into entrepreneurship in contemporary Romania can be a bit like entering perilous territory. As a recent documentary shows...
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Ilinca Stroe
Aug 22, 201813 min read
Romania’s Treasures: the Actors
If we were to search back in time for images of the first Romanian actors, we might well have to put up with scattered blurry memories of...
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