Ilinca Stroe Mar 26, 20193 minNicolae Titulescu: the Diplomat Who Fought WarBorn in 1882 in the capital city of Oltenia, Nicolae Titulescu is undoubtedly that region’s most internationally influential native. The...
Ilinca Stroe Feb 27, 20193 minA Star-Bound House: The Astronomical Observatory Admiral “Vasile Urseanu”Out of a love of sea a star-bound house was born: the Astronomical Observatory in Bucharest. It was 1908 when Admiral Vasile Urseanu was...
Ilinca Stroe Feb 13, 20195 minAna 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...
Ilinca Stroe Jan 23, 20194 minA People’s Masterpiece: Atheneul Român (the Romanian Athenaeum)As you walk past the elegant statue of national poet Mihai Eminescu, located in the little park in front of it, as you climb up the...