Bucharest in 1956

Bucharest in 1956

1956 Bucharest was  not yet be modified by postwar reconstruction, so we see how the city looked after the war. They were two great events which decimated it: the earthquake in November 1940 and the bombing in WWII The photos were made by tourists from the country girlfriend German Democratic Republic in the summer of 1956, a good friend of socialist state – then – the young People’s Republic Romina   Via:...
First romanian in space

First romanian in space

Intercosmos was a Soviet space program, designed to help the Soviet Union’s allies with manned and unmanned space missions. The program included the allied east-European nations of the Warsaw Pact, CoMEcon, and other socialist nations like Afghanistan, Cuba, Mongolia, and Vietnam. In addition, pro-Soviet non-aligned nations such as India and Syria participated, and even France, despite it being a capitalist nation and part-time US/NATO ally. Born on 27 September 1952 in Brasov, Romania, Prunariu graduated from the Physics and Mathematics high school in...
Cluj Napoca 1959

Cluj Napoca 1959

Below are some pictures taken by an tourist , in Cluj Napoca 1959. Enjoy Via: fortepan.hu
Transfagarasan Inauguration

Transfagarasan Inauguration

On September 20, 2014, marks 40 years since the inauguration of the national road Transfagarasan (built in 1974), linking the historical region of Transylvania and Wallachia. The road was built pass over the Fagaras Mountains and ascends to an altitude of 2042 m near Balea Lake, the second road in Romania, as high, as Transalpina Below are some pictured during the inauguration and during construction   Via:...
Bucharest on 60’s – 70’s

Bucharest on 60’s – 70’...

Below pictures were taken by an foreigner tourist which visited Romania and also few countries in Eastern Europe in 60’s and 70’s . During his trips , he visited also Transylvania and Moldova .             Via:...
Bucharest through the time

Bucharest through the time

  Below is a set of photographs taken during the communist era, in Bucharest, probably by Hungarian tourists visiting the capital.   Via: fortepan.hu
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