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Ilinca Stroe

Feb 13, 20195 min read

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...