by Iulian Simbeteanu | Aug 16, 2018 | Romania, World War I in 1918
The German occupation of the capital of Romania during the First World War was also marked by a bizarre incident, of a religious nature. On February 17, 1918, about 20 Bulgarian soldiers, allies of the Germans, stole the relics of Saint Dimitri Basarabov, considered... by Ana Maria Schiopu | Aug 14, 2018 | New or Changed Borders, Romania
For the royal family, the decision that Romania should enter the war came at a price demanded by the divine. From hospital to hospital, from Bucharest to Buftea to Cotroceni, Queen Marie, while trying to assist not only her family, but also the country, was hard hit... by ciprian | Aug 13, 2018 | Programmatic Documents
The General Congress of Bukovina was called together at Cernauti on November 28, 1918, for the purpose of defining the political relations between Bukovina and the Kingdom of Romania. The representatives of the districts of Bukovina, after hearing a statement by the... by Iulian Simbeteanu | Aug 10, 2018 | World War I in 1918
Tram traffic in Bucharest in 1918 was strictly regulated by the occupying German troops. According to the “Tram regulations in Bucharest” which was in force starting with February 5, 1918 trams could circulate between 5:30 in the morning and 8:58-10:30 in the evening... by Iulian Simbeteanu | Aug 8, 2018 | New or Changed Borders, Romania, Russian Empire
The fall of Tsarism following the February Revolution in 1917 made it possible for Bessarabia to unite with Romania. The Moldavian delegates at the Congress of the Peoples of Russia, held in Kiev in September 1917, demanded a wide autonomy for Moldavia within the...