May 211 minChuck Norris vs Communism: How VHS tapes provided an escape from official propaganda for thousands oA short documentary about what television and entertainment meant in Communist Romania, and how illegal VHS tapes were being watched by t...
May 142 minIs Communism still a taboo topic in Romania?Part of the promotion activities for the Tour of Communism involves partnering with hotels and souvenir shops to help spread the word to ...
May 72 minA common sight: Ceausescu micromanaging construction projectsThe photo below shows a very common sight throughout Romanian Communist media: dictator Nicolae Ceausescu micro-managing a construction p...
May 12 minCelebrating Labor Day in Communist StyleToday is Labor Day, a bank holiday with socialist roots throughout most European countries, including Romania. The holiday originates in ...
Apr 304 minThe Nationalization of Property under CommunismOne of the first actions taken by the Communist Party in Romania soon after coming to power was the so-called “nationalization” of privat...
Apr 163 minThe Food Shortages of the 1980s in Communist RomaniaThe 80s were arguably the toughest decade for Romanian citizens during the whole Communist regime. Dictator Nicolae Ceausescu, surrounded...
Apr 91 minBucharest’s Communist Landmark on the 30 year anniversary of the revolution30 years have passed since the revolution and 35 years since the foundation stone for the Palace of the Parliament (formerly known as the...
Apr 32 minThe Nuns’ Convent: the first church to be moved during Ceausescu’s Communist regimeThis rather inglorious little church, painted in white and with its beautifully-carved pillars covered by modern plastic windows is actua...
Mar 262 minThe only building in Bucharest that still has the hammer & sickle: the House of the Free PressThe hammer & sickle, the universal symbol of the Communist ideology, has been furiously removed from buildings, books, walls, flags, monu...
Mar 192 minSex Life under Communism (part 2)We’ve written about the more dreadful aspects of birth control measures under Communism in Romania in part 1 of this series. Part 2 is go...
Mar 123 minSex Life under Communism (part 1)One of the insidious aspects of the Romanian Communist regime was its brutal intrusion in the private lives of its citizens, which climax...
Mar 51 minMocking Communism through Pop-ArtDespite being discovered as an artist at 63 years old, while living in a dumpster in Bucharest, Ion Barladeanu has been a man of genius t...
Feb 201 minTour of Communism Featured on BBCSometimes, the value of our work is recognized by international media outlets, such as when our Tour of Communism was featured on BBC: Ye...
Feb 135 minDoftana Prison: A Grim Reminder of Political PersecutionDoftana Penitentiary, located about 1 hour drive north of Bucharest, is the ultimate paradox in Romanian history. Having served as a dete...
Feb 61 minThe Cynicism of NationalizationWe’ve written about nationalization before (i.e. the confiscation of private property done by the Communist administration in Romania). I...
Jan 302 minHow Ideology Recycles StatuesIf you’ve taken a stroll through Bucharest’s Revolution Square, you might have noticed this daring gentleman riding his horse: This was K...
Jan 231 minThe Legacy of the Communist NationalizationWe’ve written about the Communist Nationalization before. The confiscation of private property more than 60 years ago by the Communist au...
Jan 163 minLiving history and the exportation of minorities from Communist RomaniaI’ve been fortunate enough to sometimes have guests on the Tour of Communism who experienced the horrors of Communism first-hand. They, o...
Oct 28, 20191 minTraditional Romanian drinks explainedRomanians have a long tradition of brewing our own drinks, so there are multiple versions of what Americans would call moonshine availabl...
Apr 17, 20191 min3 Communist landmarks in Bucharest you should not miss Modern Romania has been shaped by the almost 50 years of communist rule, and so has the city of Bucharest. Here are 3 major communist spo...