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A Look at the Radio of Yore
RRI Encyclopaedia 07.11.2014

A Look at the Radio of Yore

In its 86 yearsexistence, the Romanian public radio broadcaster has had among its editors some foremost journalists and intellectuals of pre-war and interwar Romania.

A Look at the Radio of Yore
Composer Ciprian Porumbescu
RRI Encyclopaedia 01.11.2014

Composer Ciprian Porumbescu

Ciprian Porumbescu, a Romanian classical music composer, patriot, and national hero, surrounded by the aura of an early tragic death, was born on 14 October 1853 in a village in Bukovina, in the area that is now a part of Ukraine.

Composer Ciprian Porumbescu
Rail workers’ districts in Bucharest
RRI Encyclopaedia 18.10.2014

Rail workers’ districts in Bucharest

In early 20th century the rail worker's standard of living in Romania became the main reason for concern for the authorities

Rail workers’ districts in Bucharest
The Danube and the European identity
RRI Encyclopaedia 11.10.2014

The Danube and the European identity

Mentioned in the earliest writings of Greek and Roman authors, the river Danube is one of the few common elements binding several European nations: the Germans, the Austrians, the Slovaks, the Hungarians, the Croatians, the Serbs, the Romanians, the Bulga

The Danube and the European identity
The Ethnographic Museum in Lupsa
RRI Encyclopaedia 04.10.2014

The Ethnographic Museum in Lupsa

The village of Lupsa is home to one of the ethnographic gems of the area: the Pamfil Albu Ethnographic Museum

The Ethnographic Museum in Lupsa
The Avram Iancu Memorial Museum
RRI Encyclopaedia 20.09.2014

The Avram Iancu Memorial Museum

Avram Iancu was an outstanding leader of the Romanians in Transylvania in the 1848 revolution.

The Avram Iancu Memorial Museum
The fortified church and the peasant stronghold of Saschiz
RRI Encyclopaedia 13.09.2014

The fortified church and the peasant stronghold of Saschiz

Saschiz, in central Romania, distinguished itself through two features typical of Saxon settlements in Transylvania: the fortified church and the peasant stronghold.

The fortified church and the peasant stronghold of Saschiz
Transylvania’s clock towers
RRI Encyclopaedia 06.09.2014

Transylvania’s clock towers

Born in Romania to a Saxon father, but currently residing in Munich, Mihaela Kloos honours her roots and comforts her nostalgia by writing on her...

Transylvania’s clock towers
Transylvania’s clock towers
RRI Encyclopaedia 06.09.2014

Transylvania’s clock towers

The culture and history of Transylvanian Germans in Romania come to life on a website created by Mihaela Kloos.

Transylvania’s clock towers
Director Paul Calinescu
RRI Encyclopaedia 30.08.2014

Director Paul Calinescu

Born 112 years ago, on the 21st of August 1902 in Galati, eastern Romania, Paul Calinescu won the award for best documentary at the International...

Director Paul Calinescu
Director Paul Calinescu
RRI Encyclopaedia 30.08.2014

Director Paul Calinescu

Among the pioneers of Romanian cinematography, who were compelled by history to make certain compromises in order to do their jobs, is director Paul Calinescu.

Director Paul Calinescu
Architect Duiliu Marcu
RRI Encyclopaedia 16.08.2014

Architect Duiliu Marcu

Used to think of Bucharest as the Little Paris, with its 19th century and La Belle Époque buildings, we forget that the Romanian capitals architecture started to be modernized as early as the interwar period, more precisely in the 1930s; and it was moder

Architect Duiliu Marcu
Writer Marin Preda
RRI Encyclopaedia 09.08.2014

Writer Marin Preda

Marin Preda is one of the most exciting and influential literary voices in post-war Romania.

Writer Marin Preda
Anarchism in Romania
RRI Encyclopaedia 02.08.2014

Anarchism in Romania

The emergence of socialist ideas in Romania in late 19th century was accompanied by a surge in anarchism.

Anarchism in Romania
Citadels along the Danube’s Romanian segment
RRI Encyclopaedia 26.07.2014

Citadels along the Danube’s Romanian segment

The river Danube is a waterway trade route, also lying at the crossroads of various cultures. Its banks have also been home to a string of thriving...

Citadels along the Danube’s Romanian segment

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