by Ana Maria Schiopu | May 28, 2019 | World War I in 1918
The songs that were composed and sung during the First World War mobilized the population to enlist, helped it accept the drama and the daily tragedies of the conflagration, and raised the morale of the soldiers on the front, as well as that of the civilians remaining... by Ana Maria Schiopu | Jan 2, 2019 | Romania, Russian Empire
During the Great War, Romania’s main ally on the Eastern Front was naturally Russia. Things began to complicate in 1917, when the February Revolution took place in the Russian Empire, that resulted in the abdication of Tsar Nicholas II in March 1917. Relations between... by Iulian Simbeteanu | Nov 23, 2018 | World War I in 1918
The son of General Nicolae Dona, a participant in the War of Independence, Raul Dona began his medical career in 1898, as a doctor in Roșiorii de Vede. Between 1917 and 1918, doctor Raul Dona recorded in his diary what he had to endure during the Great War. His notes... by Ana Maria Schiopu | Nov 20, 2018 | Programmatic Documents, World War I in 1918
The First World War, that started on July 28, 1914 ended on November 11, 1918, after nearly 53 months of tragic battles. The armistice between the German Empire and the powers of the Entente was signed on November 11, 1918, at eleven o’clock in the morning. However,... by Ciprian Stoleru | Oct 3, 2018 | Romania, World War I in 1918
On the morning of August 27, 1916, the Crown Council of Romania is convened in Bucharest at the Cotroceni Palace. It is a special Council where the King will not ask for advice, but will inform political leaders of an extremely important decision for the future of the...