This rather inglorious little church, painted in white and with its beautifully-carved pillars covered by modern plastic windows is actually an important Med...

The hammer & sickle, the universal symbol of the Communist ideology, has been furiously removed from buildings, books, walls, flags, monuments and other deco...

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 going to be lighter. D...

One of the insidious aspects of the Romanian Communist regime was its brutal intrusion in the private lives of its citizens, which climaxed (no pun intended!...

Despite being discovered as an artist at 63 years old, while living in a dumpster in Bucharest, Ion Barladeanu has been a man of genius throughout his life. ...

Doftana Penitentiary, located about 1 hour drive north of Bucharest, is the ultimate paradox in Romanian history. Having served as a detention center for man...

If you’ve taken a stroll through Bucharest’s Revolution Square, you might have noticed this daring gentleman riding his horse: This was King Karl I (in Roman...

I’ve been fortunate enough to sometimes have guests on the Tour of Communism who experienced the horrors of Communism first-hand. They, of course, have not b...

Romanians have a long tradition of brewing our own drinks, so there are multiple versions of what Americans would call moonshine available in any Romanian ho...

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 spots that you should n...

Birthplace of Communist dictator Nicolae Ceausescu, the village of Scornicesti experienced a period of "modernization" in the 1970's and 1980's, reflecting C...

Guests coming to our walking tour of Communism in Bucharest are often intrigued by the way the city looks, and often ask me a flurry of questions. My answer,...