The history of the Romanian Lands is full of heroic figures, and around the great rulers there gathered, over time, captains and boyars who contributed decisively to major military victories. In the era of Michael the Brave, the anti-Ottoman struggle generated a true gallery of heroes, some well kno... Read more
Nae Roman is one of the most emblematic figures of Romanian theatre during the interwar and postwar periods. His career was marked by numerous important moments on stage, but also by a distinctive personality that attracted both admirers and detractors. The actor and singer established himself as a... Read more
Liviu Ciulei is one of the major figures of Romanian culture, an artist whose contributions to theatre and film have crossed the country’s borders and have entered permanently into the universal artistic heritage. Born on July 7, 1923, in Bucharest, Ciulei grew up in an environment in which art was... Read more
Considered to be the most proud and arrogant among the poets of Romanian literature, the life and work of Alexandru Macedonski have always been wrapped in controversies and scandals. Coming from a wealthy family, nicknamed “a spoiled rich boy”, the writer did not shy away from openly showing his obv... Read more
Mălina Olinescu remains, for lovers of Romanian light music, one of the most sensitive and luminous voices of her generation. Born on January 29, 1974, in Bucharest, the artist seemed predestined for a career in the arts, coming from a family for whom the stage was not only a profession but a way of... Read more
The history of the “Saint Stephen” Pneumoftiziology Hospital in Bucharest is closely linked to the transformations of the Romanian medical system in the 20th century, reflecting both the evolution of respiratory medicine and the social and political changes of the era. Its origins are found in the r... Read more
Florian Pittiș lived his entire life according to the famous aphorism—to the fullest, as if tomorrow did not exist. “As Bob Dylan says, I don’t know how it happens that every day I wake up, it’s still today,” Moțu would remark. With this belief in his soul, he dedicated his 64 years to countless pas... Read more
The Clinical Ophthalmology Hospital in Bucharest traces its origins to January 1, 1949, when the ophthalmology unit from Vatra Luminoasă was moved to a new structure created specifically for the needs of patients with eye diseases. From the very beginning, the hospital was designed as a facility ded... Read more
Mia Apostolescu remains one of the emblematic figures of Romanian theatre from the interwar period, a name that made history on the stage of the famous “Cărăbuș” theatre and on many other stages across the country. Considered a presence both fascinating and unmistakable, she stood out not only throu... Read more
Few Romanian desserts have a story as elegant and surprising as the Joffre cake, the symbolic creation of Casa Capșa, the place where important chapters of Romanian gastronomic and diplomatic history were written. Everything begins in the year 1920, when the famous French marshal Joseph Jacques Césa... Read more