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21 juillet 2012

Nicolae Titulescu - outstanding Romanian statesman and diplomat

"Destiny is the excuse of the weak and the work of the strong." ~ Nicolae Titulescu on democracy (Photo source) Nicolae Titulescu was born in Craiova in 1882 to a family of lawyers. On graduating with honours in 1900 from the Carol I High School in Craiova,...

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19 juillet 2012

Degas's Little Fourteen-Year-Old Dancer

(Photo source) This post has nothing whatsoever to do with Romania, but I was fascinated by the story of The Little Dancer and since Edgar Degas was born today in 1834, here goes... Marie was a fourteen-year-old ballet student (un petit rat) at the Paris...

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16 juillet 2012

My way or the highway

(Image source) It causes chagrin when one can no longer speak one's mind... The general Romanian atmosphere, particularly on Facebook at the moment, makes that very difficult. Today, I have seen a friend of mine totally slammed for having opinions that...

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13 juillet 2012

Hotel de Béhague - today's Romanian Embassy, Paris 7éme

(Photo source) Last night, I was invited to the Romanian Embassy, otherwise known as the Hôtel de Béhague in rue St Dominique, Paris 7ème for a conference, followed by some great jazz and a very sociable cocktail afterwards. It was the first time I had...

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29 juin 2012

Academic panel rules plagiarism for Ponta

Update, 30th June : (Image source) A comment left by Anda under yesterday's post (thank you!) reads that the panel who ignored Liviu Pop (the CNATCDU) was not the one in charge of the task of analysing the thesis (University of Bucharest's ethics committee),...

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29 juin 2012

Sergiu Celibidache - a global anniversary

(Photo source) Yesterday saw the centenary of the wonderful, reclusive and legendary Romanian-born conductor and composer, Sergiu Celibidache (1912-1996). In his honour, UNESCO has declared 2012 the 'Global Anniversary of Sergiu Celibidache'. Sergiu Celibidache...

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26 juin 2012

Who is Dr Bradisteanu and why he deserves porridge

(Photo source: Bradisteanu measuring with both hands just how much he is prepared to lie, I guess) In comparison to Dr Bradisteanu, Adrian Nastase doesn't seem so bad, really.... I am appalled (and amazed) by the absurd ' we support Bradisteanu ' I have...

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24 juin 2012

June 23-24: Noaptea de Sanziene and Sărbătoarea Sânzienelor

(Photo source) ‘ Sanzienele ‘ represent a charming midsummer Romanian tradition with pre-Christian roots celebrated in the Banat, Maramures, Oltenia and Transylvania and coincides with the Orthodox holiday, Ioan Botezatorul (St. John the Baptist). Noaptea...

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10 juin 2012

The criminal destruction of Moara Assan

(Image source) The text below is taken and adapted from FB note "The historic Assan Mill in Bucharest on fire again" by Asociaţia ARA [Arhitectură. Restaurare. Arheologie] posted today, 10th June. My thanks to ARA for sharing this interesting background...

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3 juin 2012

The Day of the Martyrs, Bucharest, November 30th 1940 - "Foreign Correspondent" by R. St. John

(Image source) Robert St. John (1903-2003), a globetrotting journalist who was on the scene or on the air for most of the 20th century's major news events: mobster Al Capone's grip on Chicago, the Nazi onslaught through the Balkans, the London Blitz,...

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25 mai 2012

Diagnostic error for Serban Ionescu? Perplexing news...

(Image source) It has just emerged that the Lyme disease diagnosis given to the much-loved actor, Serban Ionescu, may have been erroneous. Mr Ionescu was diagnosed three weeks ago, after having presented with debilitating symptoms, perhaps following a...

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22 mai 2012

Concert ALTER STATUS: 27th May at True Club, Bucharest

To all of you in Bucharest wondering what to do this Sunday evening to round off your weekend, here's a recommendation! Take yourself off to True Club, Splaiul Independentei, corner of Selari (str. Franceza 52, sector 3) at 20h30 for a night of live music...

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21 mai 2012

The story of Constantine and Helena - two beloved saints

(Image source) On this day, 21st May, those of the Orthodox faith remember Saints Constantine and Helena, and those bearing their names celebrate their feast day. According to Wikipedia, Saint Helena was mother of St Constantine the Great, and probably...

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17 mai 2012

Romanian Cinema: "Romanian new wave" and Beyond the Hills...

( "Intense realism": A scene from "The Death of Mr Lazarescu" Photograph: Tartan Films) Romania is a gold mine of outstanding films. Cristi Puiu's The Death of Mr Lazarescu, Catalin Mitulescu's The Way I Spent The End of The World, Corneliu Porumboiu's...

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16 mai 2012

The truth about Lyme Disease: important facts and info - PLEASE SHARE

(Image source) The recent news concerning actor Serban Ionescu who contracted Lyme disease after a tick bite last summer, Romanian medics' questionable understanding regarding the disease and the misguiding and sometimes completely inaccurate articles...

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16 mai 2012

Has sufferance been used as marketing strategy?

(Please click on source HERE) Just this evening, I noticed a message on Facebook that was doing the rounds, complete with photograph of the actor Serban Ionescu, today very seriously ill from Lyme disease. A little background for those who do not know...

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13 mai 2012

'Trurli, trurli, draga...'

(Photo source) Perfect for a Sunday morning, this lovely Romanian foxtrot (also performed as a tango), 'Trurli, trurli, draga' was written in 1934 by Stroe and Vasilache. Vasile Vasilache met a tragic and untimely death in the bombing of Bucharest on...

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2 mai 2012

Emperor Traian and the She-Wolf - an empirical eye-sore or a work of art?

(Image source) I wasn't going to add to the already multiple articles on the controversial statue of Emperor Traian and the She-Wolf on the steps of Bucharest's National History Museum inaugurated last week by Sorin Oprescu, but... I just can't help myself...

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17 avril 2012

Sinagoga Albastra, Brasov

Anyone passing through the Schei Gate of Brasov can stop to admire the impressive synagogue on Str Poarta Schei, 29, but only a few know about a gem - Sinagoga Albastra - hidden in a courtyard at str Castelului , 64 built by the orthodox jews of the city...

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31 mars 2012

The sadness of str Cameliei 38....

(Image: Povesti cu plimbari- November, 2011) The willful neglect of beauty and the determination to destroy Bucharest's patrimony never seems to let up... This once-gorgeous house stands close to Hala Matache in sector 1 and was built at the end of XIXc./...

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