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Alegria: a classical music concert in Toronto to celebrate Romania’s national day (1 December 2018)

By George Motoc | November 25, 2018

A classy way to learn about Romania’s contribution to the world’s music.

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Posted in English blog and tagged as classical music, concert, featured, Romania, Toronto. 4 Comments

21 August 1968: groaza că vin rușii

By George Motoc | September 9, 2018

Acum 50 de ani lumea se gândea serios că după Praga, tancurile rusești ajung la București.

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Posted in Romanian blog and tagged as 21 august 1968, Baia Mare, Ceausescu, featured, Lucacesti, Romania. 5 Comments

Romania in the Canadian press of 1918: 16-31 August

By George Motoc | September 3, 2018

100 years ago, Romania was used as an example as how not to choose a German prince for the future throne of Poland…

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Posted in English blog and tagged as archives, August, Canada, featured, historical, history, King Ferdinand, Ontario, Romania, Romania 100, roumania, rumania, tags, the globe, The Toronto Daily Star, Toronto, world war 1, world war I. Leave a comment

Romania in Canadian press of 1918: August 1-15

By George Motoc | August 15, 2018

Romania was mentioned 14 times in The Star and The Globe at the beginning of August 1918.

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Posted in English blog and tagged as anniversary, featured, Romania, war, War World one. Leave a comment

Romania in Canadian press of 1918: July 15-30

By George Motoc | July 30, 2018

December 1, 2018 marks the 100th anniversary as a modern state for Romania. The summer of 1918 was painful and sad. Canadian press captured bits and pieces of the big picture.

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Posted in English blog and tagged as featured, Romania, roumania, rumania, the globe, toronto star, world war 1. Leave a comment

13 iunie 1988

By George Motoc | June 14, 2018

Mai avem câteva zile de armată și iar ne-or pus ăștia în futere la cartofi.

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Posted in Romanian blog and tagged as 13 iunie, armată, featured, Poplaca, Romania, Sibiu. Leave a comment

Bucharest: Romania’s ‘Little Paris of the East’ | Europe | Travel | Toronto Sun

By George Motoc | June 6, 2017

Thanks to Rick Steves for spotlighting Romania, still a safe, cheap and rewarding place to travel in 2017.

http://www.torontosun.com/2017/05/10/bucharest-romanias-little-paris-of-the-east

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Two foreigners who set the spotlight on Romania in 2016

By George Motoc | January 8, 2017

Thanks to key influencers such as best selling author Robert D. Kaplan and star traveler Rick Steves, Romania was in the spotlight in 2016.

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Posted in English blog and tagged as 2016, books, featured, foreign affairs, history, maramures, review, Rick Steves, Robert D. Kaplan, Romania, show, spotlight, travel, TV. Leave a comment

North West Jazz Festival: Baia Mare, Romania, 9-11 September 2016

By George Motoc | August 29, 2016

One of the things I enjoyed most behind the Iron Curtain at the famous Sibiu Jazz Festival during the 1980’s was … regionalism.

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Posted in English blog and tagged as Baia Mare, blues, featured, fest, festival, Hungary, jazz, maramures, North West, regional, Romania, Special Providence, Transylvania, Trigon, Ukraine. Leave a comment

A compelling 30-year travelogue about Romania for the English language booklover: In Europe’s shadow by Robert D. Kaplan

By George Motoc | August 21, 2016

It is not every day that an essential, easy to read book about Romania is published in English.

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Posted in English blog and tagged as book, books, Europe, featured, In Europe's Shadow, Robert D. Kaplan, Romania, Toronto, Toronto Public Library. 2 Comments
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