Romanian History and Culture
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Romania A Country in the European Union
Curator: Dr. Allan B. Cruse, Professor Emeritus, Computer Science and Mathematics, University of San Francisco
"There exists a high interest in Romania right now. This is a country
that is still undiscovered, but in which the foreigners are very much interested."
Gabriela Szabo, Romanian Olympic track and field champion, in Agerpress on 20 August 2013.
"Romania is currently at the very core of the European family..."
Rt. Honorable John Bercow, Speaker of the House of Commons, UK Parliament, 28 May 2013
Evolving list of course topics:
"Bucharest is the most interesting city in Europe... "
Writer Paul Wood, owner of Apple Search UK, from ROMANIA-INSIDER, 19 March 2013
Recommended Readings:
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Getting Acquainted with Contemporary Romania
"There exists a high interest in Romania right now. This is a country that is still undiscovered, but in which the foreigners are very much interested."
Gabriela Szabo, Romanian Olympic track and field champion, in Agerpress on 20 August 2013.
"Romania is currently at the very core of the European family..." Rt. Honorable John Bercow, Speaker of the House of Commons, UK Parliament, 28 May 2013
Evolving list of course topics:
- Prologue: On the Beauty of Romania
- A video-introduction to today's Romania
- On Europe's Last Communist Dictatorship
- Commentaries on the changes since 1989
- Romania Contemporary Views Project
- Romania's Landscapes, Cities and Towns
- Samples of Romanian Folk Music and Dance
- The Orthodox Christian Church in Romania
- Romania Roman-Catholic Footprint Project
- Legendary Heroes of Romania
- Romania's Royal Family in the 20th Century
- Highlights of U.S.-Romanian Diplomacy
- The Conquest of Dacia by ancient Rome
- Angela Gheorghiu's Romanian Journey
- Interviews with foreigners living in Romania
- A few of Romania's man-made wonders
- Some contemporary Romanian musical artists
- Romania at the Eurovision song contest
- Some examples of works by Romanian painters
- Some examples of Romania's architecture
- Examples of Interior Spaces in Romania
- Faces and voices of some impressive achievers
- Photo gallery of public universities in Romania
- Some glimpses of the Romanian Cinema
- ProTV teen musical comedy-drama series
- Some recurring Festivals in modern Romania
- Some Pop-Music Performers in Contemporary Romania
- Some Distinctive Counties of Romania
- How about restaurants in Romania?
- Speaking English to audiences in Romania
- The once-a-month 'Romanian' from Cincinnatti, Ohio
- Starting companies in Romania
- Examples of advertising in Romania
- The Dance Club Scene in Romania
- Glimpses of the parks in Romania
- Life as an expat in Romania
- On learning the Romanian language
- National Geographic 'Smart City': Bucharest
- Travel Channel Documentary: Wild Carpathia
- A Youth Adventure: Zig Zag through Romania
- Entrepreneurial Startup Culture in Romania
- DefCamp: The annual cybersecurity conference in Romania
- On seeing Romania from afar
"Bucharest is the most interesting city in Europe... " Writer Paul Wood, owner of Apple Search UK, from ROMANIA-INSIDER, 19 March 2013
Recommended Readings:
- Sheilah Kast and Jim Rosapepe, Dracula Is Dead, Baltimore: Bancroft Press 2009.
- Andrei Codrescu, The Hole In The Flag, New York: William Morrow & Company, 1991.
- C. Nick Potcovaru, Dust In The Wind: The Uprising, Bloomington, IL: iUniverse Press, 2011.
- Patrick McGuinness, The Last Hundred Days, New York: Bloomsbury, USA, 2011.
- James K. McCollum, Romania: Opening All The Doors, Victoria, B.C.: Trafford Publishing, 2003.
- Lt. Gen. Ion Mihai Pacepa, Red Horizons, Washington, D.C.: Regnery Gateway Press, 1987.
- Kirk and Raceanu, Romania versus the United States: 1985-1989, St. Martin's Press, 1994.
- Peter Saini-Davies, The Romanian Revolution of 1989, Cornell University Press, 2005.
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