Set up on August 30, 1948, by Decree 221, the General Department of State Security, known as the Securitate, was the essence of the countrys repressive communist system.
At the end of WWI, Romania stood on the winning side, but faced difficulties
On December 1, 1918, Transylvania united with the Kingdom of Romania, laying the groundwork for Greater Romania. Thousands of Romanians gathered in...
Politician Ion Ratiu was one of the role models for Romanian society as it was beginning to rebuild democracy in 1990
In a 2006 contest organized by the public television, Nicolae Iorga came in 17th out of 100 personalities most admired by Romanians
After 1989 Romania opened up a new chapter in its history
Communism settled in in Central and Eastern Europe in the same way, but, when it fell, it fell differently
On the 22nd of December 1989, at 12.08 am, Nicolae Ceausescu and his wife Elena were taking off by helicopter from the rooftop of the...
On 1 December 1918 the National Assembly of Romanians in Transylvania gathered in Alba Iulia
Actualitatea românească - Romanian news and current affairs show was a landmark for Radio Free Europe's listeners
Starting in the 1950s, Radio Free Europe together with the Voice of America, the BBC, Radio France and Deutsche Welle were synonymous with the free...
At the end of the 1930s, war seemed imminent in Europe.
Radio Romania has been, in its 91 years of existence, an actor and an observer of history
Petru Groza was one of the most complex of characters in the history of Romania after WWII. Born in 1884 in Hunedoara county, in Transylvania, Groza...
