Stavropoleos Monastery

Stavropoleos Monastery

The Stavropoleos Church was built by Archimandrite Ioanichie in 1724, during the second reign of Nicolae Mavrocordat (1719-1730) in the Romanian Land. Born in the village of Ostanitza in the eparchy of Pogoniana (Epirus), Ioanichie came to the Romanian Land from Gura, a dependent monastery of the Pogoniana Archbishopric. The present church was built by Ioanichie within the precincts of the two-storey inn he had established in Bucharest. The monastery he founded was sustained financially by the inn, a common arrangement during the epoch. In 1726, Abbot Ioanichie was...
Memories from communism.Part VII – Sports

Memories from communism.Part VII –...

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Formula Easter – Peace and Friendship Cup ,Resita

Formula Easter – Peace and Friends...

Formula Easter is a socialist country specific motorsport competition. Today it seems that no longer carries such races. Was considered at that time as Eastern European equivalent of Formula 1. The competition had stages in most communist countries of Eastern Europe. Resita, Bucharest, Galati (Romania), Riga (Latvia), Budapest (Hungary), Most (Czech Republic), Schleiz (Germany), Poznan (Poland) and Albena (Bulgaria) are among cities that have held such competitions. Below are some pictures of the Cup “Peace and Friendship” 13 to 14 September. 1986 in...
Memories from communism.Part VI – Actresses

Memories from communism.Part VI – ...

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Fliyng over Maramures

Fliyng over Maramures

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