On Romanian power struggles, sovereignty and modernity

On Romanian power struggles, sovereignty and modernity

Romanian elections have been vaguely in the news recently, internationally speaking. Because locally they were the only news for a while. More or less. I was going to write a post on that but then thought that a bit of context is needed. How much? Well, a lot. Enough...

A tale of transport in interbellum Romania

A tale of transport in interbellum Romania

I am, as you know, openly Romanian. I claim to have been from these here parts since time immemorial. My maternal haplogroup H5 dated to this region since the times of the Cucuteni–Trypillia culture. My paternal haplogroup being I-M253 is a bit sketchier. But it is...

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