1992 Claims Another Victim
I’m praying that Sergei Yuko’s death will be the last to stem from the 1990s conflict, but there’s no telling how many generations the hate will last. Continue reading 1992 Claims Another Victim
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The King Is Dead! Long Live the King!
Well, after owning a website named kingofromania dot com for seven long years, I couldn’t exactly ignore the passing of Romania’s fourth and final king, Mihai/Michael earlier this month. You can read a comprehensive obituary in English here and 96 facts about his life in Romanian aici, but I’ve been really hesitant to say anything at all. For a long time, I wondered where my … Continue reading The King Is Dead! Long Live the King!
The Suspicious Death of David St. Vincent
Blowing Smoke
Word Count: 1810 It’s been an interesting week in Romania. What started out as a one-note story, that 27 people died in a fire at a club/disco soon morphed into wide-scale protests, and the “sudden” resignation of the Prime Minister (and a few other minor hacks). The Western media has been scrambling to knit these facts into a cohesive story, all without success. For low-attention-span … Continue reading Blowing Smoke
All Things Romania 